Conditions:Guadalupe Creek-20251130193555

Latest:	28 Nov 2025 (15 days ago)

Reported by:	Jcsjcs (138 reports), Kristoffer (17 reports), Dfeerer (6 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Dry
Wetsuit:
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	10 hours

Team: 3 people

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Comments: Started just before sunrise. The approach trail was easy to follow and took us through a network of beautiful canyons before following washes to the drop-in after a hiking time of 2:15. Changed webbing at R1, then fiddled R2 off a tree DCR which used 310' of rope in total. As the beta says, the original anchor uses less rope and it's also an option to get off at the ledge system which looked sketchy but doable. I didn't think the bushwhacking in this canyon was all that bad; you can generally push through it without too much difficulty and usually find ways to stay away from plants with thorns. After a long section of walking in the wash we got to the meat of the technical section which is R4-R9. The rock quality was extremely good and many rappels were so close together that it was possible to pull the rope directly to the next anchor. We fiddled whatever we could and built a few cairns. Lower down the rappels got farther apart and after a lot of wash walking we passed the Flying Cactus drainage and completed the final rappel. We arrived at the trailhead just before sunset; note that the road conditions were good and permitted passage with a low-clearance 2WD vehicle. Overall, Guadalupe Creek was an incredible experience and better than I had hoped.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
28 Nov 2025	Great	Dry		Normal	10 hours	3 people	Jcsjcs (138 reports),Kristoffer (17 reports),Dfeerer (6 reports)
Comment: Started just before sunrise. The approach trail was easy to follow and took us through a network of beautiful canyons before following washes to the drop-in after a hiking time of 2:15. Changed webbing at R1, then fiddled R2 off a tree DCR which used 310' of rope in total. As the beta says, the original anchor uses less rope and it's also an option to get off at the ledge system which looked sketchy but doable. I didn't think the bushwhacking in this canyon was all that bad; you can generally push through it without too much difficulty and usually find ways to stay away from plants with thorns. After a long section of walking in the wash we got to the meat of the technical section which is R4-R9. The rock quality was extremely good and many rappels were so close together that it was possible to pull the rope directly to the next anchor. We fiddled whatever we could and built a few cairns. Lower down the rappels got farther apart and after a lot of wash walking we passed the Flying Cactus drainage and completed the final rappel. We arrived at the trailhead just before sunset; note that the road conditions were good and permitted passage with a low-clearance 2WD vehicle. Overall, Guadalupe Creek was an incredible experience and better than I had hoped.
29 Dec 2012	Great	Dry	None	Advanced	12 hours	3 people Intermediate to Expert	Estunum (34 reports)
Comment: First Documented descent. Lost of anchor building that included cairns and knot chocks. Lots of anchors had to be build on the watercourse, so don't expect any after a good rain. Bring plenty of webbing, links and water. There was a small trickle above the big rappel enough to fill up on water but do not count on it. Bushwhacking here is dense and often forces you to avoid the canyon all together.