Conditions:Black Star Canyon-20250305003822
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3 Mar 2025 (18 days ago) |
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Reported by: | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
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Quality: | Good |
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Waterflow: | Very Low |
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Wetsuit: | Rain jacket |
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Difficulty: | Normal |
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Team: 2 people
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Comments: The canyon was "Normal", but the extra time was spent on a BIG "project". R-bonus still has the cheap Home Depot rope for the anchor. R0 webbing is gone. R1 only has bolts for fixed gear.
All condition reports
Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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Good | Low ![]() | Thin wetsuit ![]() | Special challenges ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
3 Mar 2025
| Good | Very Low ![]() | Rain jacket ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) |
Comment: The canyon was "Normal", but the extra time was spent on a BIG "project". R-bonus still has the cheap Home Depot rope for the anchor. R0 webbing is gone. R1 only has bolts for fixed gear.
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Great | Moderate Low ![]() | Thin wetsuit ![]() | Special challenges ![]() | | Willie92708 (991 reports) | ||
Ok | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Ok | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Mikeatran (69 reports) | |
Comment: Canyon conditions were pretty good. R0 was intact with red webbing off of the tree dcl. It might be spicy for some folks to downclimb from the split shown in the map to approach R0 so take it slow as it seems pretty exposed. Main rappel was set up with a toggle. Ended up bringing 2x 200’ to run the canyon. Used the barkless tree as my anchor for an easier toggle pull. Exit hike out was fine; some hand lines throughout and it’s helpful to have the track to get back into the creek to follow back up to the bike. Ended up guiding a couple out to the fire road which ate some time. Canyon is completely dry but likely to change in a few months (hopefully).
Took the long bike ride up; fire road is in good shape, but with a heavy pack and using an untuned bike along with it being a hard tail kinda killed my back. Would recommend full suspension if you’re carrying a lot of rope and gear. A little over 2 hours car to car; definitely a strenuous ride more so with the weight of the gear, but doable for those with ghosting skillsets and any kind of mountain bike (as the ride is non technical).
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Ok | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Comment: The water flow has completely stopped (see pics), except for the tiniest flow in a few spots. The pothole at the bottom of the main chimney is still full of water though. Also, I need to replace the R-bonus anchor, because I forgot my 100' pull cord so I untied that webbing to add to what I had to have enough pull material.
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Good | Very Low ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Good | Low ![]() | Rain jacket ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Great | Low ![]() | Rain jacket ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Good | Low ![]() | Thin wetsuit ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Great | Moderate Low ![]() | Thin wetsuit ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Comment: Water flow is holding class C status (see pic), and totally clear. Since the PO has been trimmed back, moving through the canyon and the bypass trails is less "scary". Much of Black Star road is rougher than normal because it was muddy and many people walked on the mud, which made for a bumpy MTB ride back downhill on my hardtail bike.
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Great | Moderate ![]() | Thin wetsuit ![]() | Special challenges ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Great | Moderate Low ![]() | Thin wetsuit ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Good | Very Low ![]() | Rain jacket ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |
Ok | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | | 3 people | Willie92708 (991 reports) | |