Aardvark Canyon (South Fork)
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| | Difficulty:3B III R (v5a2 III) Raps:2-6, max ↨140ft
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| Best season: | Spring or Fall
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37.8048, -111.2383
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Introduction[edit]
Approach[edit]
Using a car shuttle for this route will save 1.7 miles of hiking. High-clearance 4X4 is recommended for both vehicles.
The crypto on top of the mesa is pristine, please do your best to avoid walking across it.
Descent[edit]
This canyon requires 2-6 rappels depending on the conditions and your group's skill set. A Sandtrap and natural anchor skills are required.
This canyon offers many challenges suited for intermediate canyoneers or better. This canyon can hold a lot of water, so wetsuits are ALWAYS recommended, even in the hottest weather.
The final rappel will take at least an hour to set up and complete. Please stand back from the drop when pulling your ropes so that grooves are not left.
Many people have completed this route without bolts. Please play fair and leave your bolt kit at home.
Exit[edit]
Red tape[edit]
This canyon is on public land. No permit is required.
Beta sites[edit]
Super Amazing Map : Aardvark Canyon - South Fork- Climb-Utah.com : Aardvark Canyon
Trip reports and media[edit]
https://www.canyoneeringusa.com/rave/aardvark-canyon-oct-2005
May 31, 2016 : Aardvark Canyon - South Fork
10/15/17: Both Forks, 8.5 hours car-to-car, group of 3, wetsuit not recommended, some optional R stemming. Doing either fork alone has a high pay-to-play ratio due to the long drive, long approach hike and short technical sections and is not really worth the effort. Either fork is 3-star but done together it is a 4-star day. The approach to the South Fork drop in is about 2.5 hours. The technical section of South Fork was 2 hours and involved about 6 to 8 short stemming sections, no rappels, no swimming, knee deep water depending on stemming skills. You can exit South Fork about 600 feet before the confluence and go up a ramp from an alcove to the plateau then head straight to the North Fork drop in. North Fork had two rappels up to the confluence, a half dozen pools, most of which can be stemmed over but two required swims, and took about one hour. At the confluence there is one rappel through a semi-keeper pothole. The exit hike to the wash is about 15 minutes. Park: 37.8025, -111.26056. Leave Wash and Hike Up Crack: 37.7858, -111.26889. South Fork Drop In: 37.80394, -111.23855. Exit Up Ramp from South to North: 37.8034, -111.25155. North Drop In: 37.8095, -111.24440. Confluence: 37.80361, -111.25362.
