Conditions:Cecil Hollow-20211015162550

Latest:	11 Oct 2021 (3 yrs, 7 mos ago)

Reported by:	Hillbelfi (31 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Dry
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Special challenges
Time:	5 hours

Team: 3 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

Trip report URL:

Comments: We LOVED this canyon actually, it's open with beautiful views and fun rappels, and quick enough to give you plenty of time left in your day.

For the approach, take the first left after your cross the river sloping uphill gently and follow the red trail markers until you start seeing a defined trail going straight up the ridge. Turn left on Bench trail and you'll hit the creek. After about 30 min. of downclimbing, you'll reach R1 - we set an anchor DCL and went went over the boulder which was a great line, used 80 ft of rope. R2 was built DCL, about 50 ft.

The we reached the huge final rappel - how amazing! Anchor is huge tree DCL. We used about 190 feet of rope for the rappel side and did it all in one go. Marked special difficulties because with only a 200 ft rope we ended up having to set the rope length a little short, then tie a 100 ft pull cord and all our webbing and slings to get a long enough pull side. But if you follow the beta and bring a long enough rope or do it in 2 rappels you'll be good to go.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
20 Mar 2025	Great	Dry	Rain jacket	Normal	8 hours	4 people Brand new to Intermediate	Stickfigureheidi (15 reports)
Comment: notably, this was a particularly dry week (buffalo river levels are reportedly low for the season & fire danger is up). avoidable trickles of water on all rappels; the pool at the base of the last rappel DCR wasn't big enough to reach the base of our rap line. tat for the last rappel was on a hollow, broken tree that shuddered when shaken, so we removed the tat, and moved the rap rings to new cordolette on a live tree four feet to rappeller's left. the cord is earth tone green and blends in but it's fresh so look around
26 Oct 2024	Great	Dry	None	Normal		2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Ezapatag (3 reports)
Comment: Although no water on the creek, colored trees make great views
24 Mar 2022	Good	Very Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	7 hours	6 people Beginner to Advanced	Hillbelfi (31 reports)
Comment: Awesome return to Cecil Hollow. Because of the river level, we had to do a long approach involving the Buffalo River Trail, descending a small gully with some bypassable rappels, and a river crossing with a handline before the uphill climb. Loved some of the slippery water park features and great down climbing. Confirmed that when the water is up, there is a very large pool at the bottom of the large final rappel and you need 350-400 ft of material in order to get a successful pull.
12 Dec 2021	Great	Very Low	None	Special challenges	6 hours	2 people Advanced	Metaconid (6 reports)
Comment: Broke the big drop into two stages. It’s probably easiest to bring a 250’ rope and do it in one shot single-stranded. Rigged all rappels except for the last using retrievable anchors and cleaned up webbing left from previous descents. Don’t expect to find fixed anchors. The last waterfall is one of the best in the Buffalo River area.
11 Oct 2021	Great	Dry	None	Special challenges	5 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	Hillbelfi (31 reports)
Comment: We LOVED this canyon actually, it's open with beautiful views and fun rappels, and quick enough to give you plenty of time left in your day. For the approach, take the first left after your cross the river sloping uphill gently and follow the red trail markers until you start seeing a defined trail going straight up the ridge. Turn left on Bench trail and you'll hit the creek. After about 30 min. of downclimbing, you'll reach R1 - we set an anchor DCL and went went over the boulder which was a great line, used 80 ft of rope. R2 was built DCL, about 50 ft. The we reached the huge final rappel - how amazing! Anchor is huge tree DCL. We used about 190 feet of rope for the rappel side and did it all in one go. Marked special difficulties because with only a 200 ft rope we ended up having to set the rope length a little short, then tie a 100 ft pull cord and all our webbing and slings to get a long enough pull side. But if you follow the beta and bring a long enough rope or do it in 2 rappels you'll be good to go.