First time poster here.....
My family is visiting Escalante from Minneapolis the last week of March, 2018. I am interested in backpacking Little Death Hollow/Horse/ Wolverine as a two-day loop and staying overnight near the Escalante River confluence. I understand from both my guide books and Nick’s trip guide (quote below) that the boulder jams can be either easy or tricky. We are avid hikers and don’t mind some scrambling but want to be safe. I don’t have any recent experience with ropes, etc. and would like to keep this hike non technical.
From Nicks trail guide on a Little Death Hollow: “Little Death Hollow can be relatively easy or extremely difficult depending on recent flooding or runoff. If the canyon is holding water, it may require climbing up and over some rather large obstacles where normally, you could cross under.”
So....any information on current conditions at the LDH, especially at boulder jambs, would be greatly appreciated. Over or under? Easy or difficult? I asked both BLM office and a local guide and but they had no info. Also, any other insights on this hike are most welcome.
Thanks in advance. I have really enjoyed perusing backcountrypost. It’s a great resource.
My family is visiting Escalante from Minneapolis the last week of March, 2018. I am interested in backpacking Little Death Hollow/Horse/ Wolverine as a two-day loop and staying overnight near the Escalante River confluence. I understand from both my guide books and Nick’s trip guide (quote below) that the boulder jams can be either easy or tricky. We are avid hikers and don’t mind some scrambling but want to be safe. I don’t have any recent experience with ropes, etc. and would like to keep this hike non technical.
From Nicks trail guide on a Little Death Hollow: “Little Death Hollow can be relatively easy or extremely difficult depending on recent flooding or runoff. If the canyon is holding water, it may require climbing up and over some rather large obstacles where normally, you could cross under.”
So....any information on current conditions at the LDH, especially at boulder jambs, would be greatly appreciated. Over or under? Easy or difficult? I asked both BLM office and a local guide and but they had no info. Also, any other insights on this hike are most welcome.
Thanks in advance. I have really enjoyed perusing backcountrypost. It’s a great resource.