Conditions:Gorton Creek-20260514233238

Latest:	14 May 2026 (16 days ago)

Reported by:	Hendbc (24 reports)
Location:	Gorton Creek
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Moderate
Wetsuit:	Full wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Special challenges
Time:	3 hours

Team: 2 people with experience level Intermediate

Trip report URL:

Comments: I’ve edited Gorton’s rating to PG solely due to the approach as it is the technical crux of the canyon. Limit team size and sequence people going up the gully to mitigate inevitable rockfall. Upper section of the scramble along what the beta describes as “a narrow game trail” (an understatement) has more secure footing, which is good, because it’s significantly more exposed. The map I’m submitting only shows an approach to what the prior beta lists as R3 and R4. Anything up creek from this isn’t worth it.

For R3 we installed an unlinked bolt station dcl. “R3a” is very pushy even in moderate flow, good time not to be wearing a pack on your back. We broke this into two raps because of significant wood in the intermediate pools, anchoring off a log creek center for “R3b”. Breaking it up like this allows the creek to be ran by a team of 2 with a single 70m rope. Replaced webbing on the tree dcl for R4a, didn’t replace webbing linking the dcl bolts at R4b.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
14 May 2026	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	3 hours	2 people Intermediate	Hendbc (24 reports)
Comment: I’ve edited Gorton’s rating to PG solely due to the approach as it is the technical crux of the canyon. Limit team size and sequence people going up the gully to mitigate inevitable rockfall. Upper section of the scramble along what the beta describes as “a narrow game trail” (an understatement) has more secure footing, which is good, because it’s significantly more exposed. The map I’m submitting only shows an approach to what the prior beta lists as R3 and R4. Anything up creek from this isn’t worth it. For R3 we installed an unlinked bolt station dcl. “R3a” is very pushy even in moderate flow, good time not to be wearing a pack on your back. We broke this into two raps because of significant wood in the intermediate pools, anchoring off a log creek center for “R3b”. Breaking it up like this allows the creek to be ran by a team of 2 with a single 70m rope. Replaced webbing on the tree dcl for R4a, didn’t replace webbing linking the dcl bolts at R4b.
5 Dec 2020	Great	Moderate High	Drysuit	Advanced	6 hours	3 people	Rernst86 (99 reports)
Comment: Spoke to the forest service and the drainage is open to play in. This canyon has historically some very spicy exposed climbing that has been made worst by the sections that have some landslide debris. The upper drop “Bowtie Falls” has very little to offer in anchoring so we added a bolt station on the chockstone itself. The next two drops had nice natural anchors so we used them. For the final rap, we used the same tree DCL and added a bolt to the single bolt we placed last winter. This section is extra spicy. Would not attempt if the flows are really pumping as getting to the bolt station includes staying on rappel and walking a very narrow and wet cat walk feature.