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Utah is the heart of American canyon country, a land of red sandstone carved by rivers and flash floods. Descend the slot canyons of Zion, walk the creeks of the Escalante, ride the slickrock of Moab and climb the splitter cracks of Indian Creek.
8 adventures
Canyoning4 routesUnited States
Rappelling, swimming and wading through the sculpted slot canyons of Zion National Park.
Trekking3 routesUnited States
Arches, natural bridges and creeks you walk in, deep in the sandstone canyons of the Grand Staircase-Escalante.
Mountain biking4 trailsUnited States
The mountain biking capital of the desert, riding grippy slickrock and exposed singletrack above the Colorado River.
Climbing3 sectorsUnited States
The world capital of splitter crack climbing, perfect parallel cracks in walls of red Wingate sandstone.
Mountain biking3 trailsUnited States
A 160 km loop on a sandstone bench below the Island in the Sky, the classic multi-day desert ride.
Ski touring3 linesUnited States
Light, deep powder in the Cottonwood Canyons, half an hour from Salt Lake City.
HighliningUnited States
Desert highlining at the Fruit Bowl near Moab, with sandstone towers and around 120 m of air below the lines.
StargazingUnited States
The first International Dark Sky Park in the world, with the Milky Way arching over natural stone bridges.