Conditions:High Falls-20230911041619

Latest:	9 Sep 2023 (12 days ago)

Reported by:	Logan (52 reports)
Quality:	Amazing
Waterflow:	Moderate
Wetsuit:	Drysuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	6 hours

Team: 3 people with experience level Advanced

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Comments: Deep, dark, cold, forboding canyon with cold water and little sunlight. Some nice jumps and sinuous narrows in the upper section. Huge logjam in upper and many false floors along the way. Top bolts of the falls one is rusty one is corroded. The falls are excellently equipped making it easy. Lower section is a casual ending with all dry rappels. 5-star rating in BC is higher quality than for WA. Note, this was a very low water year.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
9 Sep 2023	Amazing	Moderate	Drysuit	Normal	6 hours	3 people Advanced	Logan (52 reports)
Comment: Deep, dark, cold, forboding canyon with cold water and little sunlight. Some nice jumps and sinuous narrows in the upper section. Huge logjam in upper and many false floors along the way. Top bolts of the falls one is rusty one is corroded. The falls are excellently equipped making it easy. Lower section is a casual ending with all dry rappels. 5-star rating in BC is higher quality than for WA. Note, this was a very low water year.
24 Aug 2023
Comment: From Vancouver Canyoning Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/485642308115596/posts/7029680250378403/ "completed the High Falls route. Overall, the anchors were in good condition, with the exception of minor corrosion noticed at the top of the high fall rappel. The water flow was at an appropriate level. Our expedition took approximately 7 hours to complete" Note 2023 has been a very low flow season across the PNW.
14 Oct 2022	Amazing	Moderate	Drysuit	Normal	9 hours	5 people	Coops (67 reports)
Comment: Wow. What a canyon. A serious undertaking, but with big rewards.
1 Oct 2022	Amazing	Moderate	Drysuit	Normal	8 hours	6 people Intermediate to Advanced	Beccap (37 reports)
Comment: High Falls remains one of the top 5 if not the top canyon in the extended PNW. Until the slippery creek walk out (which isn't really that bad), it delivers nonstop beauty and fun features. The jumps are friendly, the upper canyon offers a deep beautiful aquatic slot, the main falls are stunning - still one of the greatest rappel sequences out there, and the lower canyon is impressively deep and offers amazing views looking back at nonstop waterfalls. This is the first known descent since it was opened in 2019, and we were blown away that after 3 years of snow cycles and substantial flow, the canyon was nearly identical to 2019 conditions. The upper canyon matched the beta (and our memories) exactly, the anchors in the main falls sequence were in great condition, and the lower canyon's anchors were all in top shape. The lower canyon sadly lost a fun chockstone siphon and a great 7m jump due to new rockfall that filled in that section. Will update the beta. Would strongly recommend a max party size of 6 canyoneers, all with significant experience. The water is very cold, and teams must move quickly and be able to navigate trap pools and pushy pour overs, identify and avoid siphons, as well as efficiently rig and manage retrievable traverse lines and rebelays on a multi-pitch big wall sequence. A high snowpack left the canyon running high into late August, but the catchment has received minimal rain since June, and with the extended warm season, snowpack dropped through September. The conditions were v5a4. At even slightly higher flow, this canyon would present much more advanced challenges, as the pour-overs would become strong and would need to be protected. Likewise, the trap pools would become harder to manage. Overall, an amazing day with a wonderful team. (an international team on International Canyoning Day!) We believe this canyon deserves 6 stars out of 5!
4 Sep 2019	Amazing	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit	Advanced	7 hours	5 people Intermediate to Expert	Michaelhenson (6 reports)
Comment: The entire canyon was descended.
19 Aug 2019	Amazing	Moderate High	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	File:TimeX.png day File:BarX.png	2 people Expert	Ben (1 reports)
Comment: First Decent of Lower Section. Dropped in just below the main falls. Scenic, narrow and committing canyon section. 6 raps bolted and a number of compulsory jumps. Photos added to main page. Trip length includes 110m, 3x re-belay entry and anchor construction.