I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived.

I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived.

My friend Dusty Jenkins rappelling down Pine Creek Canyon during one of my earlier canyoneering trips there. Photo by Kaitlyn Bohlin.

"Right as I saw the rope whiz up past me, I blacked out."

As a backcountry ranger in Utah's Zion National Park, I learned how to canyoneer—rappel into canyons from heights as great as 200 feet. On a day off, I headed for Pine Creek Canyon, a route I had completed several times. This time was different. At the last rappel—a blind free-hang of 106 feet—my rigging failed.

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