Egypt 1.5 Canyon (Bobo)
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| | Difficulty:3B I (v3a2 I) Raps:3, max ↨35ft
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| Condition Reports: | 22 Jan 2022
"Currently the whole Egypt area is dry. Meaning, there isnt any snow, ice, or mud on the plateau, in the canyon, or the exit. We didnt even find an |
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Introduction
Egypt 1.5 AKA Bobo is a fun and somewhat challenging canyon situated between obviously Egypt 1 and Egypt 2. Geographically, it is closer to Egypt 2, maybe it should have been named Egypt 1.65 - whatever! It is a surprisingly fun canyon even though it is very short. This is a good canyon to finish up the day maybe after doing E1 or E2. There are a couple of places where it is difficult to find natural anchors. We used a meat anchor with partner assists for the LMAR on those. A pot shot or two or a sand trap could be used also for those spots. The canyon finishes up with a very tight section that larger canyoneers will have to stem up a ways to pass through. It is a very short but sweet canyon.
Approach
From the town of Escalante, Utah drive 5.1 miles east to the Hole In the Rock Road (HITRR). Turn left and drive your High Clearance Vehicle 16.75 miles down this road. At this point turn left onto the Egypt Bench road and drive your high clearance vehicle 7.5 miles to the Egypt 1.5 Canyon Head. This is .5 miles before the Egypt 2 Trail head.
Descent
From where you parked it is about 50 yards south east to the canyon top where you can easily hike in and begin your descent. The first major obstacle is a large crack down climb. The use of a hand line would be good here. There are three rappels that follow in pretty short succession each no more than 35 feet in height. When we visited the canyon we reset the last anchor with webbing that extended a ways over the sloped edge of the top of the rappel to prevent rope grooving on the pull. Unfortunately! there are already some significant rope grooves here. This would also be a good place for a smooth operator or fiddle stick. We used meat anchors and partner assists for the other rappels. The canyon ends with a short and narrow section requiring most to stem up 10 to 15 feet to defeat.
Pictures
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Exit
After the really tight spot the canyon opens up. Follow the wash down about 50 yards and then work your way (DC Left) up the Navajo sand stone slopes and ledges back up to the ridge. This ridge is between E 1.5 and E 2. Once at the of the ridge head north to where you parked your vehicle.
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Beta sites
BluuGnome.com : Egypt 1.5- Super Amazing Map : Egypt 1.5 aka Bobo