Hang 'Em High
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| Difficulty:3A III (v3a1 III) Raps:5 - 7, max ↨180ft
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Best season: | Winter Spring Fall
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Introduction
A nice half day canyon in Sedona with 5 to 7 mostly free hanging rappels. The rappel into the huge grotto is very scenic with a large overhang makes for a spicy start.
Approach
The start of the approach is at the Loy Canyon T/H and is pretty straight forward, but does require some travel through thick brush and a minor section of class 2 and 3 scrambling where a cliff band must be negotiated. Follow Loy Canyon trail until it crosses a drainage. Follow drainage up (right). Follow drainage until it connects with another drainage going south (right). Follow south drainage. Drainage may be bushy. Once starts to open up on left out of drainage, exit drainage left. Continue up cliff bands staying on left of a canyon. A few cairns mark the way. When you hit the top of the red rock layer just below the white rock its only about a 5 minute walk south to the first rappel.
Descent
Most all rappels are free hanging with some spicy starts. Your typical canyon gear is needed along with a 200ft rappel line and a 200ft pull cord as well as some back up ropes. A retrievable anchor may come in handy on the grotto rap. The first rappel can be a little tricky to locate as there are a few other minor fingers of the upper drainage at the starting elevation - none much more prominent than the others - the anchor for the first drop is off of a small tree on the right.
R1: 90' off of tree.
R2: 100' off of tree down into a narrow section to
R3: 100' or 75' to first ledge then downclimb RDC. Both same anchor off of boulder. Set pull RDC away from rope-eater crack.
R4: 50' off of tree. Immediately after is R5.
R5: 180' off of boulder. This rap has the beautiful slick rock bowl shown in photo above.
R6: 80' off Bolts
Exit
The exit is also straight forward. Pack up your gear (avoid trampling on what is left of a ruins site) head down the wash until you can work your way over canyon right to contour the lower hill side for easier hiking. Follow the lower hill side until it raps around to the right where you will see your vehicle at the parking lot. About 30 minutes.
Red tape
Beta sites
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sedonacanyoneering.com : Hang Em High
Trip reports and media
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2174374642582964&type=1&l=9014174e8a
Background
First descent by Jay Wisocki and Josh Marks