Conditions:Chopper Drop-20220406223147
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2 Apr 2022 (3 yrs, 1 month ago) |
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| Reported by: | RFontaine (271 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Great |
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| Time: |  8 hours
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Team: 2 people with experience level Advanced
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Comments: Time is for Chopper Drop, visiting Sedona Subway, and Mushroom Drops. We took our time and didn't rush, moving at a moderate pace with lots of stops.
Great approach with lots to see!
We easily downclimbed R1 by staying RDC
Very fun little canyon, helicopter tours all day, they fly right by the 1st big rap like 20' away from the edge!
Great rappels. The "Cougar Ledge" right before last rap is worth checking out, great spot to chill!
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Good | Dry 
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| Normal  | 5 hours
| 2 people | AZ Advocate (53 reports) | |
Comment: Excellent day out, sadly no choppers present. Anchors were all good - 2 were bolts which are bomber and the other 2 w/ webbing were still in great shape.
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| Great | Low 
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| Normal | 5 hours
| 3 people Beginner to Advanced | Nclegg (407 reports) | |
Comment: Microspikes were handy for the several inches of snow on approach. A bit of flow moving through the canyon. Started late to capitalize on the snowmelt and we were quite cold in only rain jackets. Replaced webbing at R2. R4 anchor should be moved higher on the tree to enable a smoother pull and reduce environmental damage. I would have done it myself if I had any sensation left in my hands at the time.
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| Good | Dry
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| Normal | 6 hours
| 4 people | AZ Advocate (53 reports) | |
Comment: A very fun route in Boynton with only a few raps, but each is very pretty. True to it's name we did get buzzed by several helicopters but failed to get our Chopper Shot.... perhaps next time. All anchors are in good condition with new webbing. Cougar Ledge was a great mini-siesta spot, highly recommend rambling over there before hitting the final rap.
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| Great | | | | 5 hours
| 3 people Intermediate to Advanced | Cssndr.az (1 reports) | |
Comment: Fun route! It took three of us a leisurely 5.5 hours with a side trip to the Subway and a long lunch on the cougar ledge. We replaced the webbing at R1; all other anchors were good to go.
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| Dry
| | | | 3 people Intermediate to Beginner | Dyln cole (72 reports) | ||
Comment: Some webbing and rapides were removed, be sure to bring webbing, we did not replace R1 but two other parties followed and may have. Other sets of webbing are set and look good, bolt is solid.
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| Amazing | | | Normal | | 5 people | Briwellman (76 reports) | |
Comment: Fun day paired with slingshot. All anchors are good. Fun to be on top and to see the helicopters flying in the canyon below.
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| Great | Dry
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| 5 people Intermediate | PsychoWard (37 reports) | |
Comment: Fun canyon with some fun overhangs. Anchors were all in good shape.
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| Good | | | Normal | 4 hours
| 3 people | EMoorcroft (450 reports) | |
Comment: All anchors are in good shape. Slight drips of water. The black sections are slippery around r3 (single bolt). I will change the rap beta length to 45' so the rope is on the ground. 4 hrs 9 min car to car. Mountain lion tracks around the pool at the bottom of the last rappel. Very cool
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| Good | | | Normal | 3 hours
| 3 people Advanced to Expert | EMoorcroft (450 reports) | |
Comment: Just under 3 hours car to car. The fastest I've heard of this route being done. We made it to r1 in 1 hr 15 min. Route in 45 mins and exit just under an hour. All anchors looked good.
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| Great | Dry
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| Easy | 7 hours
| 2 people Intermediate to Advanced | Az Arborist (7 reports),24evolution (9 reports) | |
Comment: Time reflective of Chopper Drop and Ponderosa. Beautiful views. Straightforward starts and rappels
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| Good | | | Normal | 5 hours
| 5 people Intermediate to Advanced | EMoorcroft (450 reports) | |
Comment: All anchors looked good. Fun little outing to kick off the fall season.
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| Great | | | | 6 hours
| 3 people Advanced to Intermediate | RFontaine (271 reports) | |
Comment: Time includes Chopper Drop and Mushroom Drops.
This is a great canyon to link with one of the others in the area. The raps are all very fun, lots of beautiful scenery and neat features in this one. After Mushroom Drops we went over to finish our day with Chopper Drop. Highly recommend!
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| Great | | | Normal | 4 hours
| 4 people Advanced to Expert | EMoorcroft (450 reports) | |
Comment: 4.5 hours car to car. Great run with a slight trickle of water in spots. The chopper drop anchor had 4 strands of webbing, reduced this down to one.
Great day with a great team. Sad to see the ruins at the subway pushed down and vandalized :(
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| Great | Dry
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| | | Escoff (3 reports) | ||
Comment: All anchors in good shape
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| Great | Dry
| | Normal | 6 hours
| 2 people Beginner to Advanced | Triggerfish (61 reports) | |
Comment: Perfect day for this canyon! After several Slingshot runs in the last couple years, I finally make it to Chopper and think it’s even better! Ridiculous views, and that ledge walk makes it stand out.
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