Latest:	16 Sep 2023 (1 yr, 8 mos ago)

Reported by:	Grapefruit (33 reports)
Quality:	Amazing
Waterflow:	Moderate
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:	60ish F
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	5 hours

Team: 2 people with experience level Beginner to Intermediate

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All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
15 Apr 2025	Great	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit		5 hours	2 people	Myownhigh (7 reports)
Comment: Team of two, took us five hours, we took our time and just enjoyed the day. I run warm, I had a 4/3, and was good the whole day. My friend had a 5mm and she got a little cold on the swimmer between the 3rd and 4th rap. Even though it's early in the season, the water level was the lowest I've seen it, so be cautious when jumping.
11 Apr 2025	Good	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit	Normal		7 people Beginner to Intermediate	Grapefruit (33 reports)
Comment: was comfy in my 5mm but too cold in a 3/2. slippery. skipped the last rap and scrambled out, steep but doable.
10 Apr 2025	Great	Moderate Low	Thick wetsuit	Normal	4 hours		Coops (121 reports),AdamOtter (52 reports)
Comment: Hot weather and (very!) cold pools made for an amazing day. Water was a bit cloudy so be sure to check every jump. Most people chose to rappel but it's possible to jump everything. Anchors are in good shape. R4 slide is a highlight!
1 Sep 2024	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	3 people Brand new to Advanced	Triggerfish (60 reports)
Comment: Had the choco milk look from recent rain, and flow was nicely up a bit, but still beginner friendly. The combo slide-jump on DCL at the last drop is fun!
28 Jul 2024	Great	Low	None	Normal	3 hours	3 people	LEGNOR (12 reports)
Comment: Water was murky due to recent rain, nice and warm with a air temp of 81 and sunny, looks like the issue with the first webbing had been addressed
9 Jul 2024	Great	Low	None		5 hours	3 people Brand new to Intermediate	Dyln cole (71 reports)
Comment: Water was great! All webbing good, hangar is able to spin as mentioned before but the bolt itself does not move, rapped and were safe. Alternative bolts are available at this rappel as well. We ended up doing 7 rappels and skipping all the jumps, there is an additional rappel prior to R1, maybe able to downclimb but water felt great and made it a fun intro for the beginners.
16 Jun 2024	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		3 people Intermediate to Advanced	Velvet mesquite (1 reports)
Comment: The right bolt on the first rap is starting to spin. I'm not sure if it can be wrenched because I didn't have a wrench to try. It's not very loose, but it does move. Please ensure that the webbing on the first anchor is tied in a way that is redundant and won't add undue force on the good bolt should there be a failure of the right bolt. People have been tying death triangles and sliding/magic X's on these bolts and they aren't the safest for the situation.
16 Sep 2023	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Grapefruit (33 reports)

24 Jul 2023	Good	Low	None	Normal	4 hours	2 people	EMoorcroft (450 reports)
Comment: Always a good time. Anchors are good and in abundance. Beta on this page is quite a bit to decipher. New exit alternative will be added to the kml.
17 Jun 2023	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	12 people Brand new to Advanced	Triggerfish (60 reports)
Comment: Ran twice in 3 days. Plan was to move to Rim canyons, but fire closure… Did Sun Bear, then the boys wanted to come back and cool off in this one again. Everyone loved this canyon. Standard “first guy raps, checks depth, then jumping is an option of deep enough” procedure worked well (and kept them from jumping into one spot that looked deep, but would have broken legs). Hiking along highway is dull, but very quick. All anchors and pulls were great. Flow high enough, and rocks slick enough to make on-rappel ragdolling/left hip sliding preferable to standard rappel posture at several drops.
29 Apr 2022	Great	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	8 people Brand new to Advanced	Nclegg (407 reports)
Comment: Flow has lowered significantly in the past few weeks but is still fun. Wore a 5mm wetsuit + rain jacket and was comfortable. Everyone in the group who wore 3mm suits was cold. All rappels were done outside of the watercourse due to having a few beginners and one first-timer. One member of the group jumped all rappels.
17 Apr 2022 Trip report	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Jawx0420 (44 reports)
Comment: We celebrated Easter by running Christopher Creek and had an absolute blast! We had the entire canyon to ourselves. The water was high and cold but we were comfortable in full wet suits. The only thing that got painfully cold were our hands. The webbing at the pinch point on rap one needs to be replaced soon. All other anchors / webbing were in good condition. We stopped halfway through the route to eat some lunch and enjoy the scenery. We rappelled most of the waterfalls with the exception of the last one. There was a spot to jump LDC into a huge pool. It was the best decision until... my phone sank to the bottom of that pool... So that was a major buzz kill to an otherwise amazing trip. We will definitely be back to enjoy this route again.
9 Apr 2022	Good	Moderate High	Thin wetsuit	Normal		5 people	K arc (371 reports)
Comment: Another fun run of Christopher Creek. Water was pretty cold, but air temps were high, so definitely a good idea to get of the water and warm up on occasion. We ended out doing all rappels out of the water.
8 Apr 2022	Great	Moderate High	Thick wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	5 people Beginner to Advanced	Nclegg (407 reports)

27 Mar 2022	Amazing	High	Thick wetsuit	Special challenges	4 hours	6 people Beginner to Expert	Natureboytimflair (67 reports)