Conditions:Corbett Creek-Candition.com

Latest:	5 Jul 2014 (10 yrs, 10 mos ago)

Reported by:	Candition.com (287 reports)
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Trip report URL: http://candition.com/canyons/corbett-creek

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All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
16 Aug 2024	Great	Moderate High	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	6 hours	4 people Intermediate to Expert	Chad D (2 reports)
Comment: We had a great trip during the Ouray Canyonfest. Flow is nice with a few small technical challenges. Webbing was replaced on 2 of the anchors. It flashed recently, so the canyon has been swept of much of the algae and slime, so it's nice and grippy right now.
28 Jul 2023	Good	Moderate High	Full wetsuit	Special challenges			Iralewis (13 reports)
Comment: Bolts at the big rappel have been fixed after a flood in 2022 damaged those anchors. Slippery - all downclimbs needed a rope for safety with the bigger water and slick surfaces.
18 Aug 2022	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	8 hours	3 people Advanced	MMclimbhigh (24 reports)
Comment: Canyon flashed again. Had to rebuild most anchors. The one sad bolt at the big drop needs replaced. We didn't have a bolt kit with us. Both the hanger and the bolt were flexing. Hard to back this one up. Use caution! The canyon is super clean after the flood. Not a single tree in the watercourse. Such a good canyon! Just be prepared to replace anchors as this beast floods often!
10 Aug 2022	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	10 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	RFontaine (270 reports)
Comment: Incredible stone features! Beautiful colors! Fun rappels! Such an amazing canyon! We started late after 2 of us had 2hrs of sleep driving up from AZ the night before. The hike up took us about 3hrs with lots of breaks. The approach in it’s self was gorgeous, with a lush dense aspen jungle up top! We decided to bypass the main fork and hit the South fork which was totally worth the extra hike! The first 170’ rap was fantastic! The rock in the South fork is very slippery but once the confluence in reached, all the rock was very sticky even in the flow! The slotted red rock section is absolutely gorgeous! We spent alot of time searching for the bolted anchors that were all covered over with a thick sediment crust from flash floods. We also had to rebuild or replace alot of the natural anchors that were swept away or badly damaged. We couldnt pull our rope on the 190’ rap so I ascended back up and flipped our biner-block so the pull side was under the rappel side which made the rope pullable. The hanger and bolt at the 190’ rap station have been badly damaged by rocks. The hanger is crushed flat, the bolt is mangled and has some wiggle to it; it should be replaced… Quite a few fun downclimbs throughout canyon that some may consider “spicy”. I wore a 4/3 suit w/ rain jacket and was plenty comfy. We had an awesome day, what a fantastic canyon!!
10 Jul 2021	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	8 hours	4 people Intermediate to Advanced	Nclegg (407 reports)
Comment: Approach is certainly long and strenuous but affords incredible views of the surrounding mountains and passes through a particularly beautiful section of forest with massive aspens and dense fern undergrowth. We continued to the South Fork of Corbett Creek, scrambling up the wall of scree then traversing over to the neighboring drainage. To ease the pull on the first 170' rap, we replaced the existing webbing and shifted the anchor position higher up on the tree. Be cautious as there is a lot of loose rock above this rap and throughout this side drainage. No major pull issues with this rap or any of the others. Downclimbed R3 and R4, before reaching the confluence with Corbett Creek. The 200' rap was excellent. Downclimbing through the red rock narrows was also a highlight (weak downclimbers will likely need a few partner assists). Note that there are a couple extra rappels than what is shown on the KML. Wore a 3/2 wetsuit with a rain jacket and was comfortable. 8 hours car-to-car with the group moving at a moderate pace. Exit went quick.
10 Jul 2021	Amazing	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	8 hours	4 people Intermediate to Advanced	EMoorcroft (450 reports)
Comment: Great run! Report by Nclegg is spot on! Loose rock up top but it cleans up down lower. Fun downclimbs. On one of the lower rappels first man down cleaned some loose rock. We left a dead tree standing in the watercourse. This should be cleared if it is still standing as it is loose and a tempting handhold on one of the more pumpy sections.
10 Jul 2021	Great	High	Thin wetsuit	Normal	7 hours	4 people Intermediate to Advanced	Doctors out (26 reports)
Comment: Pretty 90 min hike to the top. Great swiftwater canyon. High flow made for a fun run. I'd skip the south fork "bonus section" - it adds additional vertical, the route is mostly chossy down scrambles, and we skipped two of the four raps because they're stupid. In the main canyon - lots of deadfall and tree carnage to negotiate. occasionally it's helpful for downclimbs, usually not. at least two additional raps after the final published rap on the KML, so don't gear down until the exit.
20 Sep 2020	Good	Low	Rain jacket	Normal		3 people Beginner to Expert	Xenonrocket (102 reports)
Comment: Pull challenges from upper station on long rappel, but got it down eventually. Otherwise pretty straightforward, fun canyon
9 Aug 2015 Trip report	Amazing	Significant	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	7 hours	4 people Expert	Lucach (75 reports)
Comment: This was our first canyon of the Ouray rendezvous, we did it with minimal information (not have received the book) but worked out all the rappels. This canyon can be done with 200' ropes, no need for 220'. Apparencly canyon flashed recently (they told us days earlier) as cars were still stuck in the rocks and mud at the bottom parking lot. Flow was moderate but water milky, sporty but not too intense. Water was cold. Some drops did not have anchors (either washed away or we did not see them) and had to downclimb a lot and use fiddlestick couple times.
5 Jul 2014 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by wtcollins3.
5 Jul 2014 Trip report							Candition.com (287 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com, see Trip Report for full details.
16 Aug 2011 Trip report	Amazing						HikeArizona.com (271 reports)
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