Conditions:Cabin Creek-20250127034828

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Latest:

26 Jan 2025 (20 days ago)

Reported by: EricAbseil (1 reports)
Quality:

Good
Waterflow:
Moderate Low
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Wetsuit:
Drysuit
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Water temperature:
Difficulty:
Normal
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Team: 3 people with experience level Advanced

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Comments: Good day out, but cold. Great crew; moved fast to stay warm. No ice where the water was flowing, but ice next to flow especially at the start of the first two raps had to be navigated with care. Anchors in good condition. R3 - staying at DCL edge of flow kept rope away from DCR tree & sharp edges. No rope damage and rope pulled fine with no issues.

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  • All condition reports


    Date Quality Waterflow Wetsuit Difficulty Time Team Reported by
    26 Jan 2025


    Good

    Moderate Low
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    Normal
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    3 people
    Advanced
    EricAbseil (1 reports)
    Comment: Good day out, but cold. Great crew; moved fast to stay warm. No ice where the water was flowing, but ice next to flow especially at the start of the first two raps had to be navigated with care. Anchors in good condition. R3 - staying at DCL edge of flow kept rope away from DCR tree & sharp edges. No rope damage and rope pulled fine with no issues.
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  • Good

    Very Low
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    Normal
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    3 people
    K arc (358 reports)
    Comment: Quick plan B outing for today. Nice to get in a quick canyon, although flow is low. Rope pulled beautifully at R3. No issues.




    Good

    Moderate
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    3 people
    Intermediate to Advanced
    Briwellman (59 reports)
    Comment: The approach trail to Starvation Ridge via the cutoff was closed because of a landslide. We proceeded beyond the cutoff trail to Hole in the Wall Falls, where we accessed Starvation Ridge Trail. The trailhead near Hole in the Wall Falls is labeled Mt. Defiance.

    We entered the creek where the trail intersects Cabin Creek. The creek is overgrown and requiring creek bushwhacking. I'm happy to report there aren't many angry plants with stickers.

    The creek went smoothly, even though the water level appeared higher than what would be considered moderate flow. Rappel R0 - R2 went fine.

    During our R3 descent, we went DCL to avoid any potentially sharp rocks. We did not damage any ropes on this creek. Caution is advised for those on bottom belay due to the risk of rocks roughly the size of baseballs, they bounce surprisingly far out of the flow area.

    All rope pulls were easy.




    Good

    Moderate
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    Normal
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    2 people
    Intermediate to Advanced
    Tommy23 (9 reports)
    Comment: Maybe a little more water than a month ago. Cut-off trail is closed, looks to be a long term closure due to landslides. Fun, short outing despite the cold rainy day.




    Good

    Moderate
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    6 people
    Beginner to Advanced
    Chloeloveall (5 reports)
    Comment: Some rockfall on r3




    Good

    Moderate
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    6 people
    Hangtime (18 reports)
    Comment: Rather cold with a larger team in the wind tunnel above R3. Noticed a sharp rock about 10 inch below the block on R3 which was moss covered, easily avoidable when starting rap. Rope pull was smooth! Good quick raps for a cold day.




    Great

    Moderate Low
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    4 people
    K arc (358 reports)
    Comment: Back in Cabin after a few years. Flow surprisingly low. We improved the anchor on R3; there were no core shots, no rockfall, and the rope was relatively easy to pull from the bottom. Spotted a large sharp block DCR near the tree halfway down the pitch. Is this the culprit responsible for much previous rope damage? It's easy to avoid by staying left. Hopefully, the pull issue is now solved and Cabin can take its place among the great shortie canyons of the Columbia Gorge. A great destination for a cold winter's day when you need your rappel fix. :-)




    Good

    Moderate
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    3 people
    Advanced
    OrdesKen (1 reports)
    Comment: We also had a stuck rope on R4. We ascended rope and reset rope. Even after resetting rope, we still had a hard time pulling rope.




    Great

    Moderate High
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    3 people
    Advanced
    Rernst86 (85 reports)
    Comment: Stuck a rope on the new bolt station. Felt great to go back up and retrieve it. Fun day.
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  • Good

    Low
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    3 people
    Intermediate to Advanced
    K arc (358 reports)
    Comment: Low flow and the upper drainage is an overgrown jungle (needs a good flood to blow out all the woody debris), but the last rappels are top notch into a really cool chasm. The last rappel is an excellent candidate for bolting as the current anchor is set about 20ft back which contributes to a very difficult pull from below. We ran this one in combination with Lower Lindsey.




    Great

    Moderate
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    K arc (358 reports)
    Comment: Little pushy on 2nd tier of R3, but otherwise great conditions. Was able to use logs to set up an anchor for the second tier of R3. Beware rockfall at the bottom of R3. There may be sharp edges at the bottom of the chute.




    Good

    Swimming
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    Rain jacket
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    6 people
    Beginner to Advanced
    Screutz (13 reports)
    Comment: Still decent flow on the waterfalls, but wetsuits not necessary; rain jackets were helpful. Parking lot at Starvation Creek was full but it was easy to park at Viento State Park and walk a mile down the connecting trail. The log that we assume was previously the anchor for the last drop had been washed down to the bottom (still had old webbing tied to it). There are still logs jammed farther back that can be anchored to. It would probably be a good idea for future groups to extend the anchor over the edge or find a higher anchor point to avoid several pinch points along the edge that can stick the rope on the last drop.




    Amazing

    Significant
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    2 people
    Intermediate to Expert
    Tiffanie (139 reports)
    Comment: Looking to get in some class C action and willing to tolerate the cold for just a few hours? This is short but impressive waterfall that gets fairly narrow/slotty. Anchors for the last two-tiered waterfall have been rebuilt. We added a webbing anchor on the 2nd tier of last waterfall to make the pull easier. There are many more logs in the last drop than as pictured in canyoneeringnorthwest beta. Highly recommended if you want to kill a few hours and you're close to the gorge area!