Conditions:Crater of Doom Canyon-20231230040341

Latest:	28 Dec 2023 (1 yr, 6 mos ago)

Reported by:	Cheveran (92 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Dry
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Time:	8 hours

Team: 2 people with experience level Advanced

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Comments: Super fun canyon. Clearly this canyon has seen some major flash floods. We replaced anchors for every drop. We did use a sand trap in one spot (second half of 'r6') but there are other ways to solve that challenge, such as a multistage rappel off a higher cairn.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
27 Nov 2024 Trip report	Good	Dry		Normal	6 hours	4 people Advanced to Expert	Bricepollock (39 reports)
Comment: A little spicy traverse towards the end of the ridgeline approach, a few short 3rd Class moves. Canyon had some fun back-to-back rappelling but quite the hike for it.
28 Dec 2023	Great	Dry			8 hours	2 people Advanced	Cheveran (92 reports)
Comment: Super fun canyon. Clearly this canyon has seen some major flash floods. We replaced anchors for every drop. We did use a sand trap in one spot (second half of 'r6') but there are other ways to solve that challenge, such as a multistage rappel off a higher cairn.
2 Jan 2022							Sri (30 reports)
Comment: Awesome canyon. We replaced most of the webbing, and moved one of the anchors back from the edge, and rebuilt most of the cairn anchors.
28 Nov 2020	Good	Dry		Normal	7 hours	4 people Intermediate to Advanced	Anhimal (12 reports)
Comment: We dug out and inspected all anchors because we weren't sure if it had been run this season yet. All webbing look decent and didn't need replacing. We did run into a downclimb that was a little too spicy for us so we farmed rocks from above and made an anchor.
11 Nov 2019	Good	Dry	None	Normal	6 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	DMonroy (188 reports)
Comment: We updated ropewiki. Also, note not all the webbing was replaced, as some was in great shape. We did replace 2 anchors with Bluewater Pro rope. It's new. And good, FYI so no need to remove unless you see damage, yeah?
18 Feb 2018 Trip report	Amazing	Dry	None	Special challenges	11 hours	9 people Beginner to Advanced	Adam Haydock (24 reports)
Comment: Excellent canyon for Death Valley Standards. Long approach, short canyon but worth every drop. 5 stars for Death Valley Standard Canyoneering. anchors have been rebuilt and gift wrapped. I recommend running deep chasm first than hike up the sneak route to Crater of Doom and grab both in a 11 hour day.