Conditions:Egypt 1.5 Canyon (Bobo)-20220124021322

Latest:	22 Jan 2022 (3 yrs, 9 mos ago)

Reported by:	Tcarlisle (80 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Very Low
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Special challenges
Time: "hours10minutes" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.	2 hours

Team: 3 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

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Comments: Currently the whole Egypt area is dry. Meaning, there isn't any snow, ice, or mud on the plateau, in the canyon, or the exit. We didn't even find any damp earth. The exception being one spot of water in this canyon. With clear sunny sky and temps in the low 40s during the day we did need jackets at times but as we started moving through the canyon layers were quickly shed.

We descended Egypt 1.5 beginning an hour before sunset and after doing E2 with an up climb out of E3 for our exit. We still had plenty of energy but were also not fresh after doing other canyons so we planed to take E1.5 slower than normal. We also made a conscious decision to handline down things we would have normally downclimb if we were fresh, the idea being we didn't want to bungle a downclimb due to tiredness. We also expected to finish in the dark--which we did.

Even after dark we were moving enough that we didn't need our jackets until the exit. Since we had already determined the area was free of ice, snow, and mud we had no issue exiting.

We installed a sling anchor early on in the canyon at a spot consisting of a horned boulder that is also pinched by other boulders. Not a great anchor but the best spot in the area to anchor off of. It was also clear from rope grooves on the horned boulder it has been used to anchor before. The sling we left provides a better, though not prefect, pull and prevents the horn from deteriorating. We didn't have enough webbing to leave a courtesy anchor.

There was one pothole near the end of the canyon with shin-deep water. We set up a retrievable anchor and we able to rap down to where we could stem over it. Otherwise we would have needed to get our feet wet. Not ideal for winter but it would have been ok under the conditions we encountered.

Due to the fact that some short downclimbs were harder to judge via headlamps--and we had decided not to downclimb some drops while in a less-than-fresh state--we did build a cairn anchor near the end that we probably didn't need to. Again, conserving webbing we didn't extend it over the edge and this had a high friction pull that were able to overcome by flicking the rope. This is a spot that can be partner-assisted down so the anchor is not necessary anyway.

There are other anchors with webbing in the canyon. Some we used and others we didn't. These have webbing in a variety of conditions.

Bring enough webbing, quicklinks and skills to problem solve in this short, but fun canyon.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
22 Jan 2022	Great	Very Low	None	Special challenges	2 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	Tcarlisle (80 reports)
Comment: Currently the whole Egypt area is dry. Meaning, there isn't any snow, ice, or mud on the plateau, in the canyon, or the exit. We didn't even find any damp earth. The exception being one spot of water in this canyon. With clear sunny sky and temps in the low 40s during the day we did need jackets at times but as we started moving through the canyon layers were quickly shed. We descended Egypt 1.5 beginning an hour before sunset and after doing E2 with an up climb out of E3 for our exit. We still had plenty of energy but were also not fresh after doing other canyons so we planed to take E1.5 slower than normal. We also made a conscious decision to handline down things we would have normally downclimb if we were fresh, the idea being we didn't want to bungle a downclimb due to tiredness. We also expected to finish in the dark--which we did. Even after dark we were moving enough that we didn't need our jackets until the exit. Since we had already determined the area was free of ice, snow, and mud we had no issue exiting. We installed a sling anchor early on in the canyon at a spot consisting of a horned boulder that is also pinched by other boulders. Not a great anchor but the best spot in the area to anchor off of. It was also clear from rope grooves on the horned boulder it has been used to anchor before. The sling we left provides a better, though not prefect, pull and prevents the horn from deteriorating. We didn't have enough webbing to leave a courtesy anchor. There was one pothole near the end of the canyon with shin-deep water. We set up a retrievable anchor and we able to rap down to where we could stem over it. Otherwise we would have needed to get our feet wet. Not ideal for winter but it would have been ok under the conditions we encountered. Due to the fact that some short downclimbs were harder to judge via headlamps--and we had decided not to downclimb some drops while in a less-than-fresh state--we did build a cairn anchor near the end that we probably didn't need to. Again, conserving webbing we didn't extend it over the edge and this had a high friction pull that were able to overcome by flicking the rope. This is a spot that can be partner-assisted down so the anchor is not necessary anyway. There are other anchors with webbing in the canyon. Some we used and others we didn't. These have webbing in a variety of conditions. Bring enough webbing, quicklinks and skills to problem solve in this short, but fun canyon.
4 Jul 2019	Great	Dry	None	Easy	1 hour	3 people Intermediate	Exitfiftyone (22 reports)
Comment: We had a quick but fun romp through this easy canyon. No water, potholes are filled in for easy "escape."
27 May 2017 Trip report							Candition.com (287 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com