Canyoneer Heaps Canyon, Zion National Park, Utah

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Heaps canyon in Zion is a big, huge technical slot canyon! Heaps and nearby Imlay canyons are unlike other canyons in Zion. What made Heaps and Imlay some of the most technically challenging canyons in Zion is instead of just one or two rappels, they have 20 to 30 apiece. Rating: 4B V R (v5a2 V) Rappels: 25, Max ↕290ft Heaps canyon has long exposures to water, difficult pothole exits and a 300 foot vertical rappel at the end. There can be as many as 14 potholes that required significant effort to get out of. Add it all up and this canyon is an extreme challenge for canyoneers. The best time to do this canyon is Summer and Fall. PLan on a very long day (or two) to finish this one - accomplished canyoneers can take 12 to 20 hours to complete. Due to the cold nature of this canyon you should have a thick wetsuits or even drysuits. Read the articles associated with this dream to get a much better approciain of what needs to be done to do these canyons. You must get a backcountry permit to do this route. The National Park Service limits of group sizes to 6. For more information on permit reservations, please see the Zion Permits website. Be sure to ask for a White Pass that allows parking at The Grotto. WARNING: Slot canyons are particularly dangerous due to the risk of flash floods. Storms far away can send walls of water down the narrow canyons and hikers have been killed in such events. In many slot canyons, it can be miles before a safe exit or rescue is possible. Hikers should check conditions carefully and not rely on seeing the sky to judge the weather. If there is even a slight chance of rain, do not enter slot canyons.

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