Conditions:Dillinger Canyon-20241118041753

Latest:	17 Nov 2024 (1 month ago)

Reported by:	Myownhigh (5 reports)
Quality:	Good
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Team: 7 people with experience level Brand new to Advanced

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Comments: Great canyon, with some great pay to play ratio. Definitely some beautiful views and a little bit of fall colors at the moment.

Sadly someone felt the need to remove all the webbing from the lower half of Dilly. We replaced the webbing at raps 3,5,6,7 and 8. All other webbing looked good.

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Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
17 Nov 2024	Good					7 people Brand new to Advanced	Myownhigh (5 reports)
Comment: Great canyon, with some great pay to play ratio. Definitely some beautiful views and a little bit of fall colors at the moment. Sadly someone felt the need to remove all the webbing from the lower half of Dilly. We replaced the webbing at raps 3,5,6,7 and 8. All other webbing looked good.
24 Oct 2024		Dry			5 hours	1 people Intermediate	Dyln cole (42 reports)
Comment: Downclimbed R3, WILL NEED REPLACING! Lots of webbing (15 ft) as current off of tree, I would rerig for a small bush but I can see the placement being more comfortable for beginners (and rope pull). Replaced R4 webbing, all other webbing is in good condition (and quite neon). Slow and chill day, nice breaks in the shade and still managed a good time. Probably one of the best hiking approaches/exits I've ever done since it only takes the first benches of bear mountain, exit into fay canyon trail is a beautiful end.
8 Apr 2024	Good	Very Low	None	Normal	3 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Rpatt-kstew (10 reports)
Comment: Really nice day to run a canyon. Started in Fay parking lot to do the paved section first--time is for the whole loop. Conditions were great--standing water but all avoidable. R1 and R3 are easily bipassable. The best part of the canyon is definitely the Half Dilly part. Fiddle stick on most raps, used a biner block for a few of the shorter ones. All anchors looked great; couldn't find R1 but it wasn't really necessary.
11 Mar 2024	Good	Dry		Normal	7 hours	4 people Beginner to Expert	EMoorcroft (434 reports)
Comment: We replaced the first anchor. Everything else looked pretty good. The upper section was OK, the lower section is better.
3 Dec 2023	Good	Dry	None	Normal	7 hours	4 people	AZ Advocate (40 reports)
Comment: Really fun day through Dillinger - no flowing water but the tinajas were all filled up which provided an extra element of beauty. All anchors were in good shape; looked like all webbing was replaced recently. We did remove old and unnecessary webbing from R7 but made sure to leave good webbing behind.
16 Sep 2023	Great	Dry	None	Normal	5 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Mojojojo (27 reports)
Comment: Really nice day through Dillinger! All anchors looked good although we replaced a rusty quick link on rap 4 with a new one. This is one of my favorite route in Sedona with so much bang for the buck. Very reasonable approach with minimal bushwhacking. 8 raps with the highlight of course being the 170 footer at the end. Extremely easy exit walk down day canyon trail.
30 Oct 2022	Great	Dry	None	Normal	5 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Cvancleve (7 reports)
Comment: Beautiful day in Dillinger canyon. Rebuilt R7 anchor (second to last rap) which required climbing up onto the shelf to inspect. Strap was a conglomerate of 5 pieces of webbing in various states of aging. Replaced with all the webbing I had on hand (about 30') to maintain quicklink accessibility without needing to climb the shelf. Judge me if you must for the short length of hot pink webbing I had to use to get it done. Could probably be replaced with a longer piece of black webbing and wrapped once around the base of the tree for stability!
23 Jan 2022	Good	Dry	None	Normal	5 hours	3 people Intermediate to Expert	Amains (10 reports)
Comment: Rebuild R5 anchor (first for Half Dillinger). Almost no ice left in canyon but some water still, otherwise normal conditions.
8 Jan 2022	Great	Dry	None	Special challenges	7 hours	5 people Brand new to Advanced	Amains (10 reports)
Comment: Canyon is holding some ice, enough to be cautious especially around the first rappel and while walking in the middle section. Some ice, but enough exposed rock to not slip. We set temporary safety lines between R0/R1 to protect everyone near the edge. Most anchors looked to be in okay/good shape, except R4 (first rappel of Half Dilly) is missing webbing but can be ghosted. R6 (2nd to last) has new webbing. Canyon is also holding some water but it is all avoidable.
29 Oct 2021	Good	Dry	None	Normal	5 hours	2 people Brand new to Advanced	Nclegg (383 reports)
Comment: Decent training canyon for beginners and a good option to introduce folks to Sedona canyoneering, IMO. Scenic and straightforward approach. Upper section is a good warm up, and could bail before committing to the lower section if necessary. Brush towards the top of the route is minimal and forgiving. Downclimbed R1 and R3. Some pretty fall colors around R4. All webbing is in good shape. Noticed rope grooves are developing at R7. Adjusting the anchor position higher on the tree or using a releasable may prevent them from worsening. A worthwhile route, though Half Dilly is higher value.
31 May 2021	Good	Dry		Normal	7 hours	7 people Brand new to Expert	Erek (206 reports)
Comment: Lots of learning and trying new skills out. Full route. Replaced webbing on rappel #2 in upper half.
30 May 2021	Good	Dry		Normal	2 hours	2 people Advanced	Doctors out (26 reports)
Comment: Half dilly route, perfect for a quick, late day run. Pulled the R6 or R7 (can't recall which one) rope too soon and had to build a quickie deadfall anchor to make it down a 10' wall. Otherwise uneventful. Final rap, the big freehanger, is a blast.
28 May 2021	Good			Easy	3 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	EMoorcroft (434 reports)
Comment: Half dilly route was good. set a knot chock ldc at 2nd drop so that a member could bypass bypass downclimb. all anchors good.
24 Apr 2021	Good	Dry	None	Normal	6 hours	6 people Advanced to Brand new	Erek (206 reports)
Comment: Full route. Rattlesnake encountered between upper and lower section. Setup anchor on first 15' rappel. Replaced webbing on 12' rappel. Pretty windy for last rap. Great day!
15 Apr 2021	Great				3 hours	3 people Brand new to Advanced	EMoorcroft (434 reports)
Comment: Took the 1/2 dillinger approach and stopped in at the fay canyon overlook. The approach is more scenic, and less arduous. This way gets you straight to the best part of the route, and provides a more scenic approach. May end up adding this alternate route kml file to the main dillinger route, but it's straightforward.  head right on the social trail before big spire at first bench. Anchors looked solid, although some wear is developing by the knot on r1. Enjoy!

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