Bear Creek
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| | Difficulty:3A III (v3a1 III) Raps:3, max ↨180ft
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| Condition Reports: | 16 Jul 2024
"We did not run Bear Creek. Hiked up to the bottom of R4 and the top of R5. Water looked very high.We had no knowledge of what the flow would look like |
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| Best season: | Winter; Fall; Spring
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33.6197, -116.3403
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WaterflowIntroduction[edit]
A moderate canyon with 3 rappels, the longest being 180'. A good amount of down climbing. It has a 2.5 hr approach with the last portion off trail. Some navigation skills required as there is a bit of cross country. A quick half day canyon that can easily be done before the heat kicks in.
Approach[edit]
Begin at the Bear Creek trail head and follow the trail for about 3.8 miles. Here you leave the trail and head in a south east direction towards the canyon. Head towards a saddle in this direction picking your route carefully as there is a lot of cacti. Once at the saddle down climb on the other side until you reach the canyon floor.
Descent[edit]
There will be substantial down climbing leading up to the first rappel.
- R1: 45' from RDC
- R2: 180' from cairn in watercourse
- R3: 90'
Exit[edit]
After the 90 rappel is it about an hour to get back to the parking lot. Follow the canyon until you come across the same trail you went up on.
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
CanyonCollective.com : Bear Creek
Trip reports and media[edit]
- Gallery - February 2, 2014 by Christian Lupercio
