Conditions:Christopher Creek Gorge-20250410214139

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Latest:

10 Apr 2025 (12 days ago)

Reported by: Coops (113 reports), AdamOtter (49 reports)
Quality:

Great
Waterflow:
Moderate Low
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Wetsuit:
Thick wetsuit
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Water temperature:
Difficulty:
Normal
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Time: Time2.png 4 hours Bar2.png

Team: 8-16"-16" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. people with experience level Beginner to Expert

Trip report URL:

Comments: 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!

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  • All condition reports


    Date Quality Waterflow Wetsuit Difficulty Time Team Reported by


    Great

    Moderate Low
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    Full wetsuit
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    Time3.png 5 hours
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    2 people
    Myownhigh (6 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.




    Good

    Moderate Low
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    Full wetsuit
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    Normal
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    7 people
    Beginner to Intermediate
    Grapefruit (32 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.




    Great

    Moderate Low
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    Thick wetsuit
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    Normal
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    Coops (113 reports),AdamOtter (49 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!


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  • Great

    Moderate Low
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    Thin wetsuit
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    Normal
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    Time2.png 3 hours
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    3 people
    Brand new to Advanced
    Triggerfish (55 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!




    Great

    Low
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    None
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    Normal
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    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




    Great

    Low
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    None
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    3 people
    Brand new to Intermediate
    Dyln cole (60 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.




    Great

    Low
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    Normal
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    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.




    Amazing

    Moderate
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    Thin wetsuit
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    Normal
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    2 people
    Beginner to Intermediate
    Grapefruit (32 reports)




    Good

    Low
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    None
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    Normal
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    Time2.png 4 hours
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    2 people
    EMoorcroft (448 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.




    Great

    Moderate Low
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    Thin wetsuit
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    Normal
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    Time2.png 3 hours
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    12 people
    Brand new to Advanced
    Triggerfish (55 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.




    Great

    Moderate Low
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    Full wetsuit
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    Normal
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    8 people
    Brand new to Advanced
    Nclegg (398 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.




    Amazing

    Moderate
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    Normal
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    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.




    Good

    Moderate High
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    5 people
    K arc (363 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.




    Great

    Moderate High
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    Thick wetsuit
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    Normal
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    Time3.png 5 hours
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    5 people
    Beginner to Advanced
    Nclegg (398 reports)




    Amazing

    High
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    Thick wetsuit
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    Special challenges
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    Time2.png 4 hours
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    6 people
    Beginner to Expert
    Natureboytimflair (62 reports)


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