If you aren't comfortable with that crack down climb, there is another way into the canyon maybe a hundred feet or so bad at guessing distance to the east along the rim It has a lot of bushes to get through initially, but if you head straight down towards the large boulders you'll end up closer to the arch

Three of us went through the canyon on 8/25/2023 Someone has constructed a nice cairn anchor at the first rappel location the 10m drop For the last rappel 22m, you won't want to use a fiddlestick or a biner blocker and tag line, because any knot will likely get stuck in the obvious crack during the rope pull Just use a single rope that is long enough for 22m rappel

Ran on 10/10/23 Anchor in good shape but the Piton is decently loose so definitely not good for rapping! We ended up sending the first person down single stranded on a biner block and I went down double stranded for a clean pull the biner could easily get stuck in the crack of the second stage all in all a very very short 15 hours car to car but fun canyon if you are looking for a time killer!

#conditions 4/14/2024 - I've done Chambers a couple of times, but I think it has become WAY WAY harder in the last couple years Seems like the floor dropped three feet in the first section, changing the nature of the canyon considerable In the first section, the result is a lot more hard upclimbs to get over very narrow sections, with the crack getting only slowly wider as you go up And then a raucous battle to get past the narrow section before sliding down to the sand in the next chamber, only to do so again And ...

3/9/24 - First time in Lower Eardley and I enjoyed it at lot! 45 hours for the shortcut route with a fit group of four 55 degrees outside, snowed their 3 days earlier but it was mostly melted and no ice anywhere in the canyon, that said my watch read the water temperature at 41 degrees, but I imagine it was lower than that since I kept my hand above water most of the time It was as cold as it can get without their being ice We all wore 4/3 suites and were ok, but our extremities were VERY cold by the bottomOne comm...

Did the canyon on 04/22/2024 2,5 hours, great fun Going up the crack is easy All anchors are in godd shape You just have to look closely to find them A permit is requiered at the visitorcenter

Did the canyon on 04/22/2024 right afer U-Turn 2,5 hours, great fun Going up the crack is easy All anchors are in godd shape You just have to look closely to find them A permit is requiered at the visitorcenter

#conditions South Fork, 5/26/24 Large party, 6 adults, 2 seven year olds The descent to the anchors for the 2 south raps was fine, we just took it slowly Solid anchors for both of the raps, webbing in place was in good shape The narrow section of the slot was very fun, especially with the kids, who loved it A few spots with water that were easy to stem over, great conditions on the hole Final rap is off of two bushes growing out of a crack, not the most bomber, but between the two it felt stable Highly recom...

#conditions Did Hog 2 on Sept 13 The road to the upper trailhead is currently in 4X4 mode due to blow sand in 2 spots We opted for the spicy downclimb on left LDC and glad we did It is much better than the rap Although, the last 10' or so of the traverse getting into the crack is pretty sketchy We protected the first ones across with a meat anchor from above and then partner assisted the last person Worked great The remaining anchors were all in good condition One additional item of note, the plunge pool in Ho...

10/26 - funny that this canyon gets so much hate Just because of the approach hike Enjoying the approach is probably a prereq, but it's a pleasant hike The highlight is a few raps in, excellent downclimb down a v slot if you have the technique, it's better than being sucked into the crack by the rope followed by a cool airy rappel, enjoy the view Bonus points if you can downclimb the slab at the bottom, but be careful or you might go for a ride Big R1 is cool too Some of the drops towards the end are easy dow...