#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...

#conditions Ran this on 2/22/25 with a group of 4 of us All webbing and anchors were in good condition, but the one single bolt is a bit loose and spins on the last rappel short exit so we opted to use the two bolts above it requires a little climbing The canyon had a little water in it from previous days' rain which was a nice change from the last time we did it in 100+ degree weather We had fun downclimbing the crack instead of rappelling it

We did this as a loop up-climbing East Fork and coming down West Fork A very rewarding day Each fork on it's own is probably a bit lackluster, but together they are a 5-star day Climbing up the East Fork makes this an R rating, due to some exposure on two notable up-climbs There are 2 fairly easy up-climbs of note as well There is one where you chimney up about 10 feet and then have to get around a large chockstone When you get to the obvious big drop of about 100 feet with a large chockstone about 15 feet up and a...

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...

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...

#conditions 5/8/2025 9 hours car to car, fairly leisurely but lost time trying to find the correct exit Road is good Sections 1 and 2 are very physical chimneying and shimmying Lots of standing water in section 2; mostly foot to shin height, with 2 hip-deep wades Section 3 was physically easy but mentally tough I'm a 36" chest 40" hips woman, and had to breathe out on a handful of foot-long sections in order to squeeze thru, luckily with space immediately after that to breathe normally Exit notes were not clear and...

Id go out on a limb here and say its an insignificant obstacle The most notable parts were mentioned, nothing else really stood out to give beta about What I think you may be referring to, is the downclimb into a darker crack, and you'll have to stop and think about getting your footing right to stem above the pothole without actually dropping into it The canyon is a few feet wide here and has kind of a curve to it, so it makes for a quick challenge I think there is a photo of it here titled "The cold Pothole" We...

Much easier than Larry's exit crack, just a walk up

Doing High Spur this weekend What is the exit crack like Is it similar to Larry's Thanks!

Getting under the arch was pretty easy and did not feel exposed From the top of the arch we walked the rim to the right looking away from the arch about 5 min to the top of a boulder pile The first move down used an easy and wide 7 foot crack with good holds to access the boulder pile From there it was an easy walk on slick rock to the arch