Conditions:Davis Creek Canyon-20241006163327
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5 Oct 2024 (10 mos ago) |
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| Reported by: | ClayShad (9 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Good |
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| Waterflow: | Moderate Low |
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| Wetsuit: | Full wetsuit |
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| Water temperature: | cold deg C |
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| Difficulty: | Normal |
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| Time: |  3 hours
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Team: 2 people with experience level Intermediate
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Comments: Some recent rains bumped the water level up to moderate or more likely moderate-low. Rain also left everything in the canyon wet and slippery. This was my third time through Davis, and I have noticed this canyon is pretty slippery to begin with, combine that with a light moister coating on everything and it's even worse. I've updated the beta for rappel lengths for R1 and R5. I brought my ultra-light 70foot rope for all the short rappels as listed previously on the beta and was short at R1 and R5 and had to extend my pulls, so the beta has been updated. Cleaned up several glass bottles and trash under the bridge. We did not have a safe way to carry out some broken glass. Future canyoners watch out for glass and if you have a spare empty keg to remove the glass that would be great. Found new anchor at the drop between R9 and R10 (Webbing DCL from root ball). This is the drop with the big knobby log that we all used to butt skootch down in years past. With new wood on this log and it being wet and slippery the new anchor was much appreciated and made for a safer drop rappelling.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Great | Moderate
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | 3 hours
| 3 people | Nclegg (432 reports) | |
Comment: Flow looked moderate according to reference photos but felt more on the moderate-low side. Incredibly slippery creek. 5/4mm was comfortable. Approximately 2.5h in canyon and 30 min to gear down and walk the road and retrieve our vehicle.
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| Amazing | Moderate
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | 3 hours
| 3 people Intermediate to Advanced | PsychoWard (46 reports) | |
Comment: Canyon is in great shape. The maintenance and newer bolts have improved it a lot and made the canyon easier to run than I remember from a couple years ago. The water felt and looked like a strong moderate. It may have picked up a little from the rain. Was a good day!
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| Amazing | | Full wetsuit
| Normal | 3 hours
| 4 people | Canderson (25 reports) | |
Comment: All anchors are in great condition. Kudos to the team who placed the new bolts and removed the previous ones.
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| Great | Moderate Low
| Thin wetsuit
| | | 4 people Intermediate to Advanced | AdamOtter (65 reports) | |
Comment: Davis was fun. Anchors are all good.
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| Amazing | Moderate High
| Full wetsuit
| Normal |  7 hours
| 3 people Beginner to Expert | Hendbc (8 reports) | |
Comment: We spent 3 hours hauling and cutting the log out of the whirlypool. If you find a DMM pulley biner atop R4 keep it. Would’ve been nice to still have a redirect, even if decommissioned, on R8. Great trip, great team, great canyon!
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| Great | High
| Full wetsuit
| Special challenges | 3 hours
| 4 people Advanced to Expert | Korey (70 reports) | |
Comment: Great day in Davis, curiously lower flow than when we ran it early July last year, despite the Cowlitz gauge reading nearly double. We replace the webbing and quicklinks above the roundy pool with stainless links, swapped the webbing for the log slide rappel, and the redirect had the nut spun nearly completely off so we removed the hanger and link, the bare bolt is still there. Even at this flow jumping into the pool at the bottom of the bridge simply flushes you straight out, and the redirect seems like it creates more of a hazard than anything.
The log in the roundy pool is wedged up well above the water. It does impede the jump, but isn’t a hazard in the pool.
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| Great | High
| | | | Canyon.406 (46 reports) | ||
Comment: Did not descend Davis today, although the flow was likely doable for a strong team. More notably there is now a large log in the recirculating pool. It may get washed away before the season, however if you are the first team down this summer, make sure to get a look of the log from the road before descending! More logs/debris may arrive and be deposited here from the up stream log jame
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| Great | Moderate Low
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | 4 hours
| 3 people Beginner to Advanced | EricJ (4 reports) | |
Comment: Overcast slightly rainy day but all were comfortable. The redirects have no caribeaners.
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| Good | Moderate Low
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | 3 hours
| 2 people Intermediate | ClayShad (9 reports) | |
Comment: Some recent rains bumped the water level up to moderate or more likely moderate-low. Rain also left everything in the canyon wet and slippery. This was my third time through Davis, and I have noticed this canyon is pretty slippery to begin with, combine that with a light moister coating on everything and it's even worse.
I've updated the beta for rappel lengths for R1 and R5. I brought my ultra-light 70foot rope for all the short rappels as listed previously on the beta and was short at R1 and R5 and had to extend my pulls, so the beta has been updated. Cleaned up several glass bottles and trash under the bridge. We did not have a safe way to carry out some broken glass. Future canyoners watch out for glass and if you have a spare empty keg to remove the glass that would be great. Found new anchor at the drop between R9 and R10 (Webbing DCL from root ball). This is the drop with the big knobby log that we all used to butt skootch down in years past. With new wood on this log and it being wet and slippery the new anchor was much appreciated and made for a safer drop rappelling.
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| Amazing | Moderate
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | | 3 people Beginner to Advanced | Triggerfish (64 reports) | |
Comment: What an amazing place! Went in loaded for bear, being new to PNW canyons. Overkill, but helped us proceed confidently Anchors were all great, and beta spot on.
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| Amazing | Moderate Low
| Thick wetsuit 
| Normal | 5 hours
| 9 people Brand new to Advanced | Mads (61 reports) | |
Comment: Lovely day in Davis! All the normal jumps and slides are in. All anchors in good condition.
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| Great | Moderate Low
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | | 4 people | K arc (384 reports) | |
Comment: Great day as always. Did observe some spontaneous rockfall at the bottom of R4 coming down off the cliffs DCR onto the ledges above the pool. Signs of recent rockfall - use caution.
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| Great | Moderate Low
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | | 5 people Intermediate to Advanced | Kirbside (98 reports) | |
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| Amazing | Moderate Low
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | 3 hours
| 7 people Intermediate to Advanced | Logan (60 reports) | |
Comment: Of many trips through Davis this was the funnest. Finally jumped R4b from the pour off - it was plenty deep. Did the slide at R6 for the first time as well - usually do the jump, plenty deep in any case. With jumps at R4b, R6, R7, and after R8 and R9, that's a lot of jumps. With the 5 minute approach and 10 minute exit must be the lowest pay-to-play ratio in WA. I've changed my rating to 5-stars due to the higher jump and slide. We were in canyon 2.5 hrs. Another 1/2 hr for shuttle and gearing up.
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| Great | Moderate Low
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | 5 hours
| 9 people | Natureboytimflair (68 reports) | |
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