Medieval Chamber
Moab, UT
Private Half Day Canyoneering | Difficulty: Easy
Beautiful Hiking and Dramatic Rappels!
All tours are private - just your group and your guide!
Departure
Morning and afternoon tours available
We can often be flexible with our departure times. Please call 435-259-4433 or email info@deserthighlights.com to inquire about alternate start times.
Duration
4 - 6 hours
Tour Highlights
- Physical Difficulty: Easy
- Technical Difficulty: Moderate
- Minimum Age: We suggest a minimum age of 6 for Medieval Chamber trips. Exceptions are sometimes made, so please give us a call or shoot us an email to discuss your options.
- Rappels: 2 - (90ft/27m, 100ft/30m)
- Total Distance: 3mi/5km
- Total Descent: 626ft/191m
- Min & Max Elevation: 4196ft/1279m & 4659ft/1420m
Tour Description
After a short hike from the trailhead we reach the route's namesake feature, a deep vertical shaft of sandstone creating the first drop. Indeed, from above it looks ominous and, you're now thinking, well named.
After a few minutes of discussing gear and technique you'll clip into the rope and peer over the edge, the light of day obscures your view of what awaits at the bottom. You immerse yourself into its darkness. The overhanging walls and smooth sandy floor of this well-hidden grotto become apparent once your eyes adjust.
At the bottom you'll probably think you're in a different world than the others still at the top. You'll probably also think that the rappel wasn't as terrifying as you thought it'd be! Behind you, the Keyhole, a subtle and narrow passageway, provides escape from the Chamber's seemingly exitless confines.
Once all down, we continue on and are soon presented with the massive Morning Glory Arch. Despite being the seventh longest arch in the world , it is discreetly shoehorned into the canyon and we quickly find ourselves level with the top of the 243' long span. The canyon floor plummets 100 feet below.
Since we've just pulled our ropes at the Chamber, there's no way out but to rappel and this rappel is quite spectacular. We begin our rappel on the wall with the huge arch spanning behind. As you begin your descent to the canyon bottom, the wall sweeps away and leaves you free-hanging.
Be sure to look around and down into the lush green canyon below! While on rappel, you can turn to see the arch behind you - this is a view of the arch that you're sure not to forget.