Scrambling Skills: Intermediate Level (Imagination Trench)

Please read the entire hike description. New participants will be required to sign a Waiver similar to the Disclaimer below.

When you RSVP, 2 separate answers are required:
Q1. What is your cell number?
Q2. Do you understand that Approach shoes are required?
Please respond in this format: 1. xxx-xxx-xxxx, 2. Yes

Questions: text Jim at 702-515-9824.

This is a Rick W route that becomes a favorite of everyone who does it. It is almost all class 2, 3 and 3+ scrambling with some exposure consisting of trenches, gullies, slots, chutes and arches with names like Stairway to Heaven, Lo Jack Crack, Top of the World, and The Flume. There is some brush early and late in the hike so be forewarned.

HIKE QUICK STATS:
Trailhead: Sandstone Quarry (inside the Scenic Loop)
Distance: 4.0 miles
Elevation Gain: 1,500 feet
Class: 2, 3, 3+
Exposure: some
Difficulty: strenuous
Duration: 4.5 hours
Pace: moderate
Gear:
approach shoes - required and will be checked at the garage
trekking poles - not allowed
gloves - optional

No pets or children. You must be on the Going list to attend.
All attendees must be members of VegasHikers. It only takes a couple of minutes to sign up & it's FREE.

A "Scrambling Skills" pin is available to anyone who completes at least one each of Beginner Level, Advanced Beginner Level, Beginner Intermediate Level and Intermediate Level "Scrambling Skills" hikes.

Directions: from Hwy 215, take the exit for W Charleston Blvd and go east to the Red Rock Hotel & Casino. We will meet in the West garage (visible from Hwy 215) on the 3rd floor in the northwest corner of section 3D and form carpools for the drive to the trailhead. If you have a Red Rock park pass, please bring it along with photo ID.

It is prime season so as a courtesy to all the other guests of the park, I am requiring everyone to carpool. Please do not ask if you can drive alone and meet at the trailhead.

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Tentative Schedule Red Rock Series:
4/11 - Imagination Trench
4/18 - Goodman Peak – Jim’s birthday; Liz's 800th hike

Tentative Schedule Charleston Series:
5/2 - Escarpment Trail/Lower Acastus Trail
5/9 - Stanley B Springs/Mines/Beyond
5/16 - Echo Trail/Little Falls/Cathedral Rock
5/23 - Lower Bristlecone/Bonanza Trail
5/30 - Fletcher Canyon/Eagle's Nest

6/9 - Raintree/Wildhorse Canyon
6/13 - Divide Peak
6/20 - Fletcher Peak
6/27 - Bonanza Peak (HCV's)
7/4 - Mummy's Toe/Deer Creek Canyon
7/11 - Griffith Peak/Cabin BBQ
7/18 - Mummy Mtn
7/25 - Helicopter Pad/Lee Peak
8/1 - Charleston Peak/Cabin BBQ (National Summit Day)

Tentative Schedule Southern California & Southern Utah Series:
4/24- Red Reef Trail (Leeds, UT) - already posted
4/25 - Coalpits Wash (La Verkin, UT) - already posted
4/26 - Scout Cave, Snow Canyon (St George, UT) - already posted

8/8 - Ashdown Gorge (Cedar City, UT)
8/29 - Taylor Creek (UT)
9/18-20 - Big Pine Lakes (Big Pine, CA) – already posted
10/3 – Candy Cliffs/Yant Flats (UT)

Disclaimer:
Please be aware that your Meetup organizers are not tour guides and are not park rangers. Expect the same risks and take the same precautions you would take if you were hiking alone. You are solely responsible for your own safety and well-being. By signing up for and/or attending this Meetup event, you acknowledge, understand, accept, and agree that hiking and other outdoor activities can be dangerous and can cause serious bodily injury and possibly death. The organizers of this group and current and former members cannot be held responsible or liable in any way for the actions of any participant - including you - at any event. All attendees participate at an event at their own risk and are solely responsible for any damage to their property, and/or any injury to themselves or their guests. By signing up for this event, you affirm that you understand this disclaimer, and that you knowingly and voluntarily agree not to bring any type of claim arising out of or related to this Meetup event against the organizers of this Meetup group.