Dome Pocket Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3B V R (v5a2 V) Raps:8, max ↨120ft
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| Condition Reports: | 12 Jan 2021
"The pothole referenced in the printed beta is all but dry on the exit side and was quite the challenge to get out of solo. I had hard fixed all the dr |
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| Best season: | Spring;Summer;Fall
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36.3030, -112.9012
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WaterflowIntroduction
A side-canyon of Tuckup, within the Redwall Limestone layer, typically visited on a 3-4 day loop of: Hades Knoll - Tuckup Mauv - Colorado River - Tuckup Mauv - Dome Pocket - Rocky Point - Tuckup Redwall - Tuckup Supai. Dome Pocket has a keeper-pothole that is a straight-forward partner-assist exit, but challenging solo given the rounded and polished exit lip. The canyon has about 8 rappels.
Approach
Can be accessed from above or below:
- Above = Tuckup trail, then walk down the drainage through the Suapi layer.
- Below = In Tuckup, maybe half a mile up-canyon from the Rocky Point junction, you can walk out to the west, then follow the bench around to the head of Rocky Point Canyon (35-40 mins), then continue along the bench to Dome Pocket (another 30 mins).
Descent
About 8 rappels. The 3rd rappel drops you into the keeper pothole. The canyon has pools, some of which are deep enough to swim.
Exit
Walk up Tuckup with a couple of climbs in the Redwall Limestone past chockstones - difficulty is dependent on how much of the floor has been scoured away under the chockstones.
Red tape
Within Grand Canyon National Park. A permit is required at all times, for overnight stays the Use-Area is LB9 Boysag
Also, on the Kanab plateau, an America The Beautiful annual pass is required to enter the park boundary.
Beta sites
Super Amazing Map : Dome Pocket Canyon
Grand Canyoneering Book by Todd Martin : Dome Pocket Canyon
Trip reports and media
Background
Named due to its proximity to the geographic feature Dome Pocket.