Chop Suey
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| | Difficulty:3A III (v3a1 III) Raps:3+, max ↨70ft
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| Condition Reports: | 20 Mar 2022
"Completed a loop from Bull Pen TH using Blodgett Basin Trail for the approach. Several shallow pools as well as a couple deeper ones (the latter of wh |
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| Best season: | Fall to Spring, After rains
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34.5506, -111.6797
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WaterflowIntroduction[edit]
A nice, off-the-beaten-path canyon with multi-colored layers of rock and a few sections with shallow narrows.
Approach[edit]
Park at Bull Pen TH and hike WCC trail to Blodgett trail to the head of the canyon, entering via a side drainage.
Or drive Cedar Flat Road and park at the 90 degree left turn and then hike south into the canyon from there. This option requires a shuttle from Bull Pen TH.
Descent[edit]
R1: 70' from a cairn.
Enter the main drainage and boulder hop until reaching the sandstone layer.
R2: 20' from a rock pinch into a shallow pool.
A number of other short drops pop up and can be bypassed or downclimbed.
R3: 40' from a rock chock in a crack RDC at the edge of the drop.
Exit[edit]
Hike WCC trail back to Bull Pen TH.
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
Trip reports and media[edit]
Background[edit]
First descent by Melissa Philibeck and Garrett Bennett in winter of 2011.
