Pritchett 10/11

[RockMonkey]

On Sunday we joined some folks from Tera on Pritchett (or is it Prichard?) Canyon. The first drop-in obstacle is quite a bit easier than last time I was there (3ish years ago), but after that point, this trail has gotten much tougher! Quite a few of the hardest obstacles on the trail were not even really obstacles a few years ago! My camera was apparently on the wrong setting, because most of my pictures were unusable. Here's a few that will only give you a minor headache. If anyone (named Mandy) got any other good pics, post them!

 

[LT.]

Cool photos. I hope to see some more from this trip.

LT.

 

[I Lean]

Cool photos. I hope to see some more from this trip.

LT.

Me too!

I know Mandy has at least some, so as soon as she has some minutes to download and go through them, I'll add.

I'm still embarrassed I wasn't able to go up Rocker Knocker more smoothly, but thanks for the re-righting. :guilty:

 

[RockMonkey]

Me too!

I know Mandy has at least some, so as soon as she has some minutes to download and go through them, I'll add.

I'm still embarrassed I wasn't able to go up Rocker Knocker more smoothly, but thanks for the re-righting. :guilty:

I'm pretty sure you've re-righted me more times than the other way around, though I haven't been keeping score.

 

[jpest]

I see someone's living up to their RME nickname. Like the pics. Need more.

 

[mbryson]

I see someone's living up to there RME nickname. Like the pics. Need more.

 

[Herzog]

I see someone's living up to their RME nickname. Like the pics. Need more.

Good catch.

 

[jester]

Very cool. looks like you guys had a good time

 

[Goose]

The first drop-in obstacle is quite a bit easier than last time I was there (3ish years ago), but after that point, this trail has gotten much tougher!

It seems like that canyon is always changing. chewy hill seems to get taller all the time. was that hill a dirt trail 3 yrs ago?
Nice pics! sweet door stall!

 

[RockMonkey]

It seems like that canyon is always changing. chewy hill seems to get taller all the time. was that hill a dirt trail 3 yrs ago?
Nice pics! sweet door stall!

I remember some little ledges where Chewy is, but the rock ramp at the bottom was not there. Yeah, it was mostly dirt, nothing challenging in the light of rocker knocker or rock pile. The climb right before rock pile is what's changed the most. It was all filled in with dirt, except for some ledges to the left. Now all the dirt is gone, and it's a big steep climb to the right, or an off-camber slippery rock to the left. Does this obstacle have a name? Yellow hill has changed a lot too!

 

[Cody]

I've heard it called Axle Hill before.

 

[hardline90]

That would be Amen Corner, because you would be praying the whole time and when you got to the top you said.........!

 

[Herzog]

Yep, that's Axle Hill... then rock pile, then yellow hill and the top. Axle hill used to be fun in a technical way, you had to drive in off-camber and pull a hard left to drive up. Now it's a slippery and tall straight shot up and right.

 

[hardline90]

I know there a lot of different names for everything in Moab, but Red Rocks call that hill Amen Corner, because it was a corner back 10 years ago. You would drive around a small corner and come to that off camber ledge at the top and it would tip you out over the creek just enough to scare you and your passangers. What ever you call it, it's a fun obsticle.

 

[Herzog]

I know there a lot of different names for everything in Moab, but Red Rocks call that hill Amen Corner, because it was a corner back 10 years ago. You would drive around a small corner and come to that off camber ledge at the top and it would tip you out over the creek just enough to scare you and your passangers. What ever you call it, it's a fun obsticle.

I've never heard it called that, but I wouldn't doubt it! That are still used to have the sand berm just above the wash up until a couple years ago. I actually like it more from the technical stand point when it was like that. But like you said, it is a fun one no matter.

 

[Goose]

I remember some little ledges where Chewy is, but the rock ramp at the bottom was not there. Yeah, it was mostly dirt, nothing challenging in the light of rocker knocker or rock pile. The climb right before rock pile is what's changed the most. It was all filled in with dirt, except for some ledges to the left. Now all the dirt is gone, and it's a big steep climb to the right, or an off-camber slippery rock to the left. Does this obstacle have a name? Yellow hill has changed a lot too!

yeah 3 to 4 years back that whole wash (lower section of axle hill) was filed with sand. that spot seems like it changed overnight. It has stayed the same over the last couple years.
I watched some old footage (25 yrs old) of my buddies dad taking his CJ through pritchet & the rock pile was only 2 feet tall. he was bragging to us, telling us that was one of the toughest spots in moab.

 

[Tacoma]

You should put that on YouTube....

 

[surgeryturtle]

Have never heard of Amen Corner. It's called Axle hill now because Ms. Susan Stevens broke 3 axles there all in one go. RR4W'ers who currently run this trail have changed the name and Mr. Chuck Wells has it listed that way in his book too.

Chewy has made the biggest change since I've been running PC and is getting yucky which is why we have 2 winch anchors up there now. After that is Rocker Knocker which I see you all enjoyed. Next we call it broken step, followed by Axle Hill, Rock Pile or Son of Rockpile depending on your option and the two lines of Yellow Hill.

Glad you guys had a great time. I see our fence is still intact around Chewy!

 

[RockMonkey]

Yup, the fence around Chewy looks great!

 

[I Lean]

Pics! Strangely enough, they're mostly of Rockmonkey. (Mandy didn't get out of the 4runner that often)