About a month ago, the young men went down to Goblin Valley for a campout. We stayed the night in the park, and did some exploring while it was dark. Some of the kids who I thought would never be afraid almost peed their pants while walking through the rocks and their shadows so we eventually turned back.
The following morning we ate breakfast and went to this rock canyon about 45 minutes away. We dropped one of the trucks off at the base and drove around to the top with the other truck. After a short hike, the adventure finally started with a repel. I was one of the first to go and got tripped on my feet placement at first, but quickly straightened out. Immediately, I realized that any phobia of personal space was out of the question. Most of the rocks were close enough that you could have slowly creeped to the top with just counterbalancing your force on each side. We learned this new technique how to help a friend down a short but steep incline that you don't want to get your repelling gear out for. You just let them slowly slide down and when they reach you at the base, you just push their weight back into the surface, which slows their momentum. The adventure had 3 to 4 repels depending on whether you free climbed parts. Overall, I spent more time suspended in air between two rocks than I did on the ground. It's like all the climbing around your house that your mom never let you do. And at the end, we came out at the location where they filmed the movie 127 hours. Overall, a really fun trip. I'll get pictures posted soon.
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