Blue Pool Wash
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| | Difficulty:3A I (v3a1 I) Raps:0-3, max ↨40ft
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| Condition Reports: | 4 Sep 2023
"Easy and fun short route. 4 optional rappels with bolted anchors. Water was knee deep in a few spots. Fun exit 1.5 hours car to car. |
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| Best season: | Any;HOT in Summer
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37.0374, -111.6167
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A short but scenic slot canyon along the outskirts of Page. One of the most worthwhile among the surrounding mini-slots NW of Page. Depending on the time of year, the canyon may hold some shallow and easily avoidable pools of water.
This is the main page for Blue Pool Wash. But there is a duplicate page here: https://ropewiki.com/Blue_Pools_Canyon
Approach
Enter the canyon just above the bridge. Almost immediately the first downclimb will be encountered.
Descent
Most of the obstacles are fairly easy downclimbs. The longest has a slightly difficult move to get under the chockstone and is fairly exposed.
The last rappel can stick a rope. Be careful on the pull. It will be more effective to rappel the right side of the anchor and pull the left side.
Exit
Continue to the mouth of the canyon, turn right, and scramble back up to the rim. Hike cross country to the road, staying to social trails where possible and avoiding sensitive soils.
For a more challenging exit (ref. “Exit (Alt)” KML track), take a side drainage RDC beyond the last rappel where Blue Pool widens. It soon slots up and offers a couple hundred feet of stemming. At the end of the slot section you must traverse right on a narrow sloping ledge (some may want a hand line) and then scramble up this bowl to the top.
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Beta sites
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RoadTripRyan.com : Blue Pool Wash - CanyonChronicles.com : Bluepool Wash
- HikeArizona.com : Blue Pools Slot Canyon
- Super Amazing Map : Blue Pool Wash
- AmericanSouthwest.net : Blue Pool Wash
- ToddsHikingGuide.com : Blue Pools Slot Canyon
Trip reports and media
- https://www.stavislost.com/hikes/trail/blue-pool-wash
- https://www.facebook.com/pat.winstanley.7/media_set?set=a.966547683403929.1073742020.100001461198708&type=3
- YouTube.com : Wisconny Johnny, Landfill canyon
- YouTube.com : Richard Pattison, Blue Pool Wash movie
