Conditions:Barahuco Canyon-20230430155441

Latest:	31 Jan 2023 (2 yrs, 3 mos ago)

Reported by:	Eddyl (76 reports)
Quality:	Amazing
Waterflow:	Moderate
Wetsuit:	Full wetsuit
Water temperature:	70F deg C
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	5 hours

Team: 6 people with experience level Expert to Advanced

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Comments: Perfect flow, not too scary. No need for the flow to be any higher or lower. With great effort, and a few bolt placements, we upclimbed to the crux waterfall. The upclimb is not dangerous or risky, but there are several single moves of like 5.8 level in a waterfall. Most groups will not be able to upclimb this far. You will also want a rope to upclimb the final rappel.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
23 Mar 2025	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit		5 hours	5 people	Cheveran (92 reports)
Comment: What a stunning canyon. The water flowing through sculpted narrows was sublime. There was also flowstone and bats, contributing to a cave-like feel. The approach track goes through a friendly farmer's (Joselìn's) land. He might like to share some coffee and fresh sugar cane with you! Time of 5 hours 45 minutes is car to car from the 4wd parking, with a lunch break and a leisurely pace taking lots of photos. We did not use the rebelay for today's conditions (and forgot to look for it) and it was just fine.
2 Mar 2025	Amazing	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	2 people Advanced	Nclegg (407 reports)
Comment: We descended Cañon de la Virgen in the morning and with time to spare decided to re-run Barohuco to further refine the beta. In the absence of bolting equipment and with the approach now dialed in, we moved much more quickly and shaved almost five hours off our previous time. Some heavy rain this morning increased water levels a bit in relation to two days prior. Encountered several local hikers meandering in the lower, nontechical reaches of the canyon.
28 Feb 2025	Amazing	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	10 hours	4 people Advanced	Nclegg (407 reports)
Comment: This was the second known descent of this canyon from the top down, completed with local DR canyoneers, Nicolás and Will. In 2021, Nicolás had led the first descent in a rather eventful effort that in total took the team over 14h. One member was injured and needed to be carried out of the canyon, and due to a late start most of the route was completed in the dark. Eager to not repeat these mistakes, we started hiking at 5am from Estancia Don Armando and spent around 3h on approach, supported by an older local man named Jorge who is intimately familiar with the farming trails throughout these mountains. We placed several new bolts, including a rebelay at the final rappel sequence. Waterflow was low from R1 through R7, but picked up substantially before R8 due to a spring that gushes out of the wall. Lots of swimming and many jump opportunities. Water was not cold and I was comfortable in a full 4/3. A full 3/2 likely would have been sufficient. A headlamp was useful for the deep narrows below the final rap. Encountered many bats below both R7 and R9.
31 Jan 2023	Amazing	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	6 people Expert to Advanced	Eddyl (76 reports)
Comment: Perfect flow, not too scary. No need for the flow to be any higher or lower. With great effort, and a few bolt placements, we upclimbed to the crux waterfall. The upclimb is not dangerous or risky, but there are several single moves of like 5.8 level in a waterfall. Most groups will not be able to upclimb this far. You will also want a rope to upclimb the final rappel.