Just inside the notch is a climbable crack that is much easier to protect than the route in the description It might be slightly more technical we still thought it was 56, but makes for some bomber cam placementsAlso, we didn't bring a knife to the summit, but if anyone does, there is a rat's nest of old webbing on some of the bushes near the top We replaced the webbing for a rap down, but we had no way to cut the old webbing out

#conditions Dropped into Angel Slot on 4-12-25 with 4 experienced people and 3 new people Great canyon experience for everyone All webbing and anchors were in good condition Did the rappels for the first two rappels and then downclimbed everything else until the bonus river rappel fyi, the bonus rappel down to the river is totally worth doing Downclimbing the steep crack made it a funner canyon Weather was good, no water, mud, or rain

As of 4/27/18 water was knee deep, but for the most part dry I believe on the third rap the webbing had started to get a bit worn out We deemed it good, but it probably doesn't have a ton of uses left Be sure to check it As a group of 6 we didn't do the last two raps hoping to save some time, but in retrospect it was probably sixes In total agreement with MTNGRLMB on the crack climb I wouldn't recommend going without a car shuttle

We used approach shoes La Sportiva Kaptiva for me There are no fixed anchors; you make your own There is a fixed piton partway up, and you follow a flaring crack that will take a few cams Everyone needs to be experienced, because for the lead to reach a good anchor point, the second has to already start up, so there's about 20' of simul-climbing on easy ground with a 60m rope

So you want to get schooled on narrows slots School is in session! Shenanigans is one of the narrowest slot canyons I have done They don't get any narrower than this and still allow passage for me The canyon offers 3 distinct sections of slot Narrow, narrower, and REALLY narrow See the note above, bigger canyoneers simply will not fit through the last section There are 2 outs before the final claustrophobic inducing section If you have doubts, take them My First Time Through The first time I did the canyon all the ...

went up from harris wash yesterday set on big west fork Whadoyaknow the coolest thing happened as we are in first narrows an adult owl flys dead center over is in canyon Nothing nesting there now   Further on up canyon at what i call the crux, about a 12 to 15 ft upclimb my hiking partner would not attempt I threw a knot block into the top as a hand line and continued on for a few minutes and came back however the pot hole below is so scoured it's pretty spicy to get into the crack and at 5'6 partner assist by boos...

#conditions Just did the your full route entering at hurricane going clockwise on 10/11 - 10/12 We parked at water tank because the sand on the way to crack in the wall we were in a sedan Amazing experience, was able to manage to not get feet wet till a ways after Hamblin then just hiked barefoot the rest of the way until that dreaded sand dune climb

This is a pretty short canyon with really just one crux at the first rap I highly recommend leaving your backpacks at the top and doing this in one rap The topanchor was good to go It gets extremely tight when descending from the first rap It's nearly impossible to see in the dark so have a headlamp setup before you go You'll see the 2nd rap station in a horrible tight crack below but dont mess with that Simply throw the remaining rope over the obvious smaller chockstone and have someone test the pull Should be...

Did this canyon again on 1-4-25 with a group of 5 Dirt road to get there is in great condition The canyon was completely dry, but had a tiny bit of snow falling for a few minutes during the second rappel 1st rappel is always an interesting start with that overhang, don't forget to use a carabiner to shorten the webbing for all but the last person Had a ton of fun downclimbing the rest of the canyon after doing the first 2 rappels The lighting was really awesome at the end of the deeper dark crack area The webbing o...

WARNING about Kelsey exit: it's easy to miss the crack to the right looking up that branches off from the rocky, loose gully You should leave the gully BEFORE getting to the top There's an extra-sandy patch and lots of cairns pointing there We thought we were following the cairns but didn't go all the way out It made for a consequential, exposed climb up to the top on 5/16