cmgz
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This was back in May but here in St George we've been suffering through the long cold winter (a week of rainy days) and permits are coming in for spring so I'm getting antsy. My son and I were out on the Hole In the Rock Road for a weekend and decided to explore Red Breaks including the West Fork. Only one rappel coming down but lots of fun upclimbing and downclimbing. Really a beautiful canyon.
After a sandy slog from Harris Wash we approached the first dryfall. We chose to climb up the wall close by but on our way back we saw that there was a bypass way further back. A boost and a handline made it this way though.
![P1140490.JPG P1140490.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72692-cdaec648e98ab08dc236b5b6283d6fec.jpg)
The wall we took up.
![P1140491.JPG P1140491.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72693-e0e8cc62a5db8051dd9b9b0a22168b6c.jpg)
Heading up the canyon with small scrambles to climb
![P1140496.JPG P1140496.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72694-ca82727e0efa075c2b308bf1c75ae56e.jpg)
![P1140499.JPG P1140499.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72695-618ac738b428e1333ef0b6f630d6fb2b.jpg)
Next we head up to the West Fork where things definitely went up a notch as far as upclimbing
![P1140503.JPG P1140503.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72696-c7e5b161a08979d81c9fd126f11e5046.jpg)
Lots of skinny slots
![P1140510.JPG P1140510.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72697-e81e46cf775e873aded1bf53897a2471.jpg)
![P1140512.JPG P1140512.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72698-197e76030daefa8fbcb507a85d3daa2a.jpg)
And up climbing in skinny slots
![P1140518.JPG P1140518.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72699-fd55f697ba19ba26fbbe69ffa5c34b4d.jpg)
Then we crossed over to downclimb back the main fork. This was the easy part!
![P1140521.JPG P1140521.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72700-f687ed9d855d22dc25c87a3d70c12fe8.jpg)
Starting down canyon
![P1140523.JPG P1140523.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72701-a326b30cab6ad496a9fc96219ef69dbf.jpg)
![P1140526.JPG P1140526.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72702-1a8d6b8661415c33a6e5e14d445a58ed.jpg)
![P1140527.JPG P1140527.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72703-9735ebcc17e7fcb110e5a6528b1538e0.jpg)
After the only real rappel. There was an anchor set up at one down climb prior.
![P1140529.JPG P1140529.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72704-b129fed853e16156634e4d7fcca1bdc0.jpg)
A fun little arch to go through
![P1140530.JPG P1140530.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72705-56433493e3242c57276d1fef509b0752.jpg)
Time for the sandy trudge back
![P1140534.JPG P1140534.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72706-167ae16e3d9af06631b429699443080d.jpg)
A last view of our initial upclimb![P1140538.JPG P1140538.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72707-5202d6d47a95f8bf98d877756d4209ff.jpg)
After a sandy slog from Harris Wash we approached the first dryfall. We chose to climb up the wall close by but on our way back we saw that there was a bypass way further back. A boost and a handline made it this way though.
![P1140490.JPG P1140490.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72692-cdaec648e98ab08dc236b5b6283d6fec.jpg)
The wall we took up.
![P1140491.JPG P1140491.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72693-e0e8cc62a5db8051dd9b9b0a22168b6c.jpg)
Heading up the canyon with small scrambles to climb
![P1140496.JPG P1140496.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72694-ca82727e0efa075c2b308bf1c75ae56e.jpg)
![P1140499.JPG P1140499.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72695-618ac738b428e1333ef0b6f630d6fb2b.jpg)
Next we head up to the West Fork where things definitely went up a notch as far as upclimbing
![P1140503.JPG P1140503.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72696-c7e5b161a08979d81c9fd126f11e5046.jpg)
Lots of skinny slots
![P1140510.JPG P1140510.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72697-e81e46cf775e873aded1bf53897a2471.jpg)
![P1140512.JPG P1140512.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72698-197e76030daefa8fbcb507a85d3daa2a.jpg)
And up climbing in skinny slots
![P1140518.JPG P1140518.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72699-fd55f697ba19ba26fbbe69ffa5c34b4d.jpg)
Then we crossed over to downclimb back the main fork. This was the easy part!
![P1140521.JPG P1140521.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72700-f687ed9d855d22dc25c87a3d70c12fe8.jpg)
Starting down canyon
![P1140523.JPG P1140523.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72701-a326b30cab6ad496a9fc96219ef69dbf.jpg)
![P1140526.JPG P1140526.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72702-1a8d6b8661415c33a6e5e14d445a58ed.jpg)
![P1140527.JPG P1140527.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72703-9735ebcc17e7fcb110e5a6528b1538e0.jpg)
After the only real rappel. There was an anchor set up at one down climb prior.
![P1140529.JPG P1140529.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72704-b129fed853e16156634e4d7fcca1bdc0.jpg)
A fun little arch to go through
![P1140530.JPG P1140530.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72705-56433493e3242c57276d1fef509b0752.jpg)
Time for the sandy trudge back
![P1140534.JPG P1140534.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72706-167ae16e3d9af06631b429699443080d.jpg)
A last view of our initial upclimb
![P1140538.JPG P1140538.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/72/72707-5202d6d47a95f8bf98d877756d4209ff.jpg)