Dry Hollow | Escalante

Canyoneering Dry Hollow - Escalante Canyoneering Dry Hollow

Escalante

Overview

Wed A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
87° | 68°
Thu Showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
86° | 67°
Fri A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
84° | 66°
Sat A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
85° | 66°
Sun A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
86° | 66°
SEASON: Any, hot in the summer. The slickrock needs to be dry to be able to exit. No snow or recent precipitation.
RAPPELS: 1 - 25 m ( 83 ft. )
WATER: Generally very little or none.
FLASHFLOOD: High
Wed A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
87° | 68°
Thu Showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
86° | 67°
Fri A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
84° | 66°
Sat A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
85° | 66°
Sun A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
86° | 66°
Dry Hollow from the trailhead.
Dry Hollow from the trailhead.

Dry Hollow is short and sweet! It is rare to find a canyon you can pull off the highway and be rappelling into the canyon within five minutes! The canyon starts with a rappel into a deep, dramatic slot. The slot, though only about 200' in length, is narrow. Smaller framed canyoneers will be able to fit on the bottom. Larger canyoneers will need to chimney above a few tight spots. The stemming is a good size for most, as you can go a little higher or stay a little lower depending on height and comfort level to find a good fit in the v-shaped slot. That being said, this is not a canyon to learn high stemming in, and even those that go low will have a pretty good final chimney downclimb at the end of the canyon. Experienced narrow slot canyoneers only.

Rating Note: I have head this canyon rated by some as quite easy. I would rate the high stemming as PG-13. If you are high stemming to fit, though quite secure, you may end up fairly high in spots and in the no-fall zone. I was also surprised to find a little lower 5th class climbing on the exit. There is only a move or two of maybe 5.4 climbing, but it is a move or two of real slab climbing. It can somewhat be spotted from below.
Looking up the only rappel.
Looking up the only rappel.
The first obstacle below the rappel.
The first obstacle below the rappel.

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