Can you see the other two people in our group down below? The header image is from the top of the last rappel of Boltergeist. It's optional, as there's a short route exit right before this. My favorite saying with canyoneering is "Whatever goes down, must come up." So, remember, if there isn't a climb on the approach, there will be on the exit. You have to pay for admission at some point, either at the beginning or end. As you can see from this photo, the evidence of many deep rope grooves is leaving permanent damage to the environment. If you know-how and can safely do so, I'd suggest using a method that will minimize any further damage to the edge.

On this run, I set up our rappel with a FiddleStick toggle and pull cord with our rappel rope. This minimizes further damage as it doesn't require pulling the rope up from the bottom, through the anchor, and then falling back down to the bottom. With the FiddleStick method, there are only about ten feet of rope and very little weight passing over the soft sandstone as it passes over the edge. Remember, you can always skip this rappel too if you're not comfortable with this or a similar method.

The exit hike out after this rappel is pretty cool though. There's about an eight or ten-foot waterfall, and you have to hike up to the side of it, over some small islands, and then up and out the steep exit trail.