Trip Report

UT: Robber’s Roost – Lost Spring Canyon, Robbers Roost

The day after Nick Woolley, langutah and I scraped our way through the mesmerizing depths of Larry Canyon last October, we set our sights on one of Larry’s enigmatic neighbors: the north fork of Lost Spring Canyon, a lesser traveled and more mysterious slot in Robbers Roost. What we hoped would be the perfect Sunday morning “breakfast canyon” in the Roost surprised us with numerous physical challenges and dark, cryptic beauty. We were still car to car in less than 3 hours, but the challenges within those gothic chambers made time feel like it moved at a much slower pace. Several short rappels (one of which was from an old piton) and a plethora of physical, shirt-shredding down climbs and high stemming action kept the blood pumping. Lost Spring Canyon packs a lot of meat onto a small bone.

Enjoy the video!

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Authorlostlandscapes
DateFebruary 12, 2013
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  • John Styrnol

    This canyon has been on my list for a few years, maybe this year. Thanks for sharing.

  • lostlandscapes

    Thanks, everyone. dweaver2130, the music comes from an instrumental band out of Chicago named Pelican. Their stuff is typically really heavy, but every once in a while they’ll drop a more quiet and contemplative tune.

    • Pelican is sooooo freaking good. Great choice for a song and nice vid!

  • Nick Woolley

    That was a glorious weekend of canyoneering. Can’t wait to get back. Excellent work on the video.

  • dweaver2130

    Awesome vid, who did the music for it?

  • looks nasty. nice vid, thanks for sharing!