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Post by Peter Bakwin on Nov 1, 2009 22:24:06 GMT -5
Jay Aldous ran the Paria (Whitehouse to Lee's Ferry) in 6h21m on March 31, 2012.Prior to Aldous, Jason Henrie ran the Paria in 6h51m11s on May 12, 2010.Earlier, Stephanie Ehret (women's FKT) & Peter Bakwin ran the Paria in 9h17m on March 27, 2007.Giff Walters ran Buckskin Gulch and up the Paria to Whitehouse TH in 3h51m27s on March 25, 2016.
Paria Canyon and its tributary, Buckskin Gulch, are two popular and amazing routes the Paria Canyon - Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness. The 38-mile Paria Canyon route is normally done as a 3-5 day backpacking trip. It begins at the Whitehouse Trailhead off US Highway 89 between Kanab, UT, and Page, AZ, and ends at Lee's Ferry, AZ. Buckskin Gulch has been called the longest slot canyon in the world -- it is 15+ miles of pure slot! Buckskin intersects Paria about 7 miles down from the Whitehouse TH, and provides an alternate, longer start to the Paria trip, or can be done on its own (around 22 miles). Hiking and Exploring the Paria River, and Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau, both by Michael Kelsey, describe these routes in detail. Permits are required for these canyons, and the regulations change from time to time, so check the BLM site.
A general map of the area is located here.
For Buckskin Gulch the FKT is held by Giff Walters, 3h51m27s on March 25, 2016, as reported below. While the normal route is maybe 22 miles from Wire Pass to White House TH, Walters started at the Buckskin Gulch TH, which adds maybe 2-3 miles of running but requires a bit less driving along the Wire Pass Road. climb-utah.com has a good map showing the route, and a general map is below.
I do not know an FKT for Buckskin & Paria (about 45 miles from Wire Pass to Lee's Ferry).
Stephanie Ehret and Peter Bakwin did the Paria from White House TH to Lee's ferry in 9h17m on March 27, 2007. Bakwin reported their run as follows:
This was a steady effort, but not hammering -- we were just trying to get it done in a day. We left our car at Lee's Ferry and got a shuttle from Betty Price up to Whitehouse early in the morning. The canyon was flowing, and we were constantly having to wade the creek up to our ankles or shins, which made for slow going. Weather was perfect, not at all hot this early in the season and there were even a few snow flakes late in the day. There are many natural springs along this route, and I think except for the last 12 miles or so I needed to carry only one small water bottle. The last miles leave the bottom of the canyon and follow a good trail, very nice running. This is an excellent route for a 1-day wilderness run! -- Peter Bakwin
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Buckskin Gulch, Utah
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 Map of Buckskin Gulch and the upper Paria
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Post by jhenrie on May 14, 2010 11:30:59 GMT -5
As I'm posting this, I'm assuming that my time isn't the fastest down the Paria but I think it's good to get a time documented so that it can motivate others to break it or come out of the woodwork to let us know if there is a faster time out there. My time running the Paria, from White House Trailhead to Lee's Ferry, on May 12, 2010, was 6 hrs 51 min 11 sec. I think it can go a lot faster and I think going under 6 hours is a very reasonable goal for fast runners with the right conditions. Go to jasonhenrie.blogspot.com/2010/05/paria-canyon-no-crawling-this-year.html to get a full report for my run on May 12. |
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Post by Davy Crockett on Aug 13, 2010 9:59:47 GMT -5
6:51 is a very, very good time. I think that record will stand for quite awhile. You've got to catch to conditions just right. Another version of this, is to attempt to run the canyon in the dark. I ran to Shower Spring in the dark. I had pretty high water so conditions weren't fast. I then walked out with a backpacking group for total time to Lees in 13 hours. See: www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=259 |
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Post by jaldous on Apr 2, 2012 9:34:00 GMT -5
I ran Paria Canyon from the White House TH to Lees Ferry on March 31, 2012 in 6 hours and 21 minutes. A trip report can be found at mrc-ultra.blogspot.com/ |
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Post by JRad on May 10, 2015 0:39:12 GMT -5
Today I ran from Buckskin Gulch trailhead to White House trailhead in 4 hrs 47 mins. There seems to be a little discrepancy between my and my partners GPS data regarding total distance covered, which really doesn't surprise me due to the nature of the terrain, but the estimate I feel to be the most accurate is 26.3 mi. This was both of our first time through Buckskin, and I know it could go faster, but as I cannot find any posted data regarding an FKT for this run, I consider it a proud effort. To anyone considering this as a "run", I highly recommend it. I cannot think of another "run" with comparable features.
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Post by Peter Bakwin on May 10, 2015 14:49:27 GMT -5
Great! Thanks for reporting that. You should give your name so we know who to credit with the FKT. It's funny, I checked my notes from when we (Buzz Burrell, Stephanie Ehret, Peter Bakwin) ran this on May 28, 2002. Our time was 4h51m!  |
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Post by JRad on Jun 26, 2015 10:24:29 GMT -5
Today I ran from Buckskin Gulch trailhead to White House trailhead in 4 hrs 47 mins. There seems to be a little discrepancy between my and my partners GPS data regarding total distance covered, which really doesn't surprise me due to the nature of the terrain, but the estimate I feel to be the most accurate is 26.3 mi. This was both of our first time through Buckskin, and I know it could go faster, but as I cannot find any posted data regarding an FKT for this run, I consider it a proud effort. To anyone considering this as a "run", I highly recommend it. I cannot think of another "run" with comparable features. This time is soft and could easily be beat. I'm thinking of heading back down in the fall. (Jake Radtke) |
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Post by giffwalters on Mar 25, 2016 17:16:21 GMT -5
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Post by aureliensanchez on Jan 14, 2018 13:45:16 GMT -5
Hello, I ran the entire length of Paria Canyon from Wire Pass to Lees Ferry yesterday, saturday january 13th 2018. It was about 44 miles, and I did it in 10hours10 min exactly. I spent 2h30min to reach Paria confluence, and 7h40min from confluence to Lees Ferry, including 4 hours in the dark. I started the activity at 11:33 am, and reached Lees Ferry road at 9:43pm, and the activity logged is available here: www.strava.com/activities/1357174504I also made a video about it, available here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCWXLP-S5B0qEYqTVRcQSjYQ/videos I believe this time is easily beatable by any ultra runner, since I was slower compared to Jay Aldous performance, due to exhaustion, and running in the dark. I hope this reference could help others to tackle this run, it was a great adventure  . Auré Sanchez |
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