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Jun 02, 2017 — I haven't been as excited for a route as much as this one for a while. It includes two gorgeous Zion National Park peak scrambles, a popular technical canyon, and fun slickrock route-finding. Not to mention Mt. Spry (one of the peaks mentioned) is only accessible via rappeling since it's halfway through the technical Spry Canyon. Start up Pine Creek Canyon and find a short scramble to get up to the west bank of the canyon, route find through slickrock up a big bowl to the base of Deertrap Mountain, where you overlook Spry Canyon, beckoning from between Twin Brothers and The East Temple. Continue down slickrock to the head of Spry Canyon.
From the head of Spry Canyon, you can skip Mountain of the Sun and jump right in, but we had a mission (and not enough water, but it's fine. It's fine...)! Head directly north up a canyon just east of Mountain of the Sun, scrambling through some bushes and rock obstacles. The approach to the base isn't super fun, but once you locate the ramp running north to south to get onto Mountain of the Sun, the scrambling and views become interesting. It's all pretty straightforward Class 2+ until just below the summit, where a series of Class 3/4 moves lead to a gully with a deadly drop below it. Take care on this pine needle filled gully and get to the summit safely - there's still a lot of cool stuff to do in Spry Canyon, after all.
After summiting Mountain of the Sun, head back to Spry Canyon and start the fun descent on interesting rappels and pretty scenery. After an awkward rappel over a dripping waterfall and before dropping into the dark and narrow section of Spry Canyon, you'll see Mt. Spry. Leave Spry Canyon and bushwhack north through a big vegetation-filled bowl to the north ridge of Mt. Spry, which you follow to the summit, a few interesting Class 3/4 moves along the way. Return to Spry Canyon and complete the route. On the way out, scramble down Class 2 boulders, not on the ever-eroding dirt slope that is becoming an eyesore from the main road.
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