Conditions:Hog Canyon-20250413185913

Latest:	13 Apr 2025 (5 days ago)

Reported by:	Coops (112 reports)
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Dry
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	1 hour

Team: 2 people with experience level Beginner to Advanced

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Comments: Knocked out the canyon in 1.5hrs. Anchors in good condition.

Nice morning excursion with mostly unremarkable rappels but lovely views. Exit requires at least one person with basic climbing skills.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
13 Apr 2025	Good	Dry	None	Normal	1 hour	2 people Beginner to Advanced	Coops (112 reports)
Comment: Knocked out the canyon in 1.5hrs. Anchors in good condition. Nice morning excursion with mostly unremarkable rappels but lovely views. Exit requires at least one person with basic climbing skills.
21 Apr 2024	Amazing	Deep pools	None	Easy	3 hours	7 people Brand new to Beginner	EmCow17 (6 reports)
Comment: Great canyon for beginners! There was a deep pool in between raps 2 and 3 that we had to go up and around and at the bottom of rap 3 there was a deep pool so again we went up and around and found a spot to easily down climb since no one wanted to get wet. Anchors all looked good except the webbing was a little sun worn on the last rap. Just to be extra safe we replaced it. A few spots where you have to scramble/climb on the way out that might be difficult for someone not used to that but it was nothing super crazy or too tall. Beautiful the whole way!
15 Jan 2023	Great				2 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	RFontaine (252 reports)
Comment: Very pretty, fun, and super easy to access. The rappels are easy and fun throughout. There were alot of deep pools that required some finesse to climb around. Lots of beautiful rock! We replaced webbing at last anchor. The exit is super fun and engaging with lots of class 4 and some class 5 moves on crumbly rock required. Definitely not very beginner friendly. This is a really great route to combine with Parker or another shorty in the area. Definitely a must do!
23 Oct 2022	Good	Very Low	None	Normal	3 hours	2 people Brand new to Intermediate	Cvancleve (7 reports)
Comment: Rained all morning prior to the 8A drop into Hog. Enough rain to create light flow in the canyon which subsided quickly after we began the descent. All anchors in good shape, and I set a new anchor to protect the short boulder problem in the exit drainage. This anchor can be used in combination with a progress capture or friction hitch system to provide a top belay for less experienced climbers. This same top belay technique can also be used on the final climb at the very end of the exit drainage- the team lead can take the chossy shelf traverse out, and rig a top belay off of a bolt located behind a large boulder upstream of the water course immediately after exiting the technical portion of the drainage. The bolt and hanger are painted brown and not immediately obvious.
16 Dec 2021	Ok	Dry	None	Special challenges	2 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Stber321 (35 reports)
Comment: On the exit is best to climb directly up the canyon rather than trying to climb out the side. The wall on the left when facing up canyon looks like the easiest way out but it is an extremely chossy climb.
13 Nov 2021	Good	Dry	None	Normal	6 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	Nclegg (396 reports)
Comment: Time is car to car for First Water, Hog, and Phog. Two hours per canyon. Shallow pools in Hog, all avoidable. CEM’d off a tree RDC at R1 to bypass a large, guided group. All webbing was in good condition. Fun climbing on exit, still plenty of loose rock.
3 Oct 2021	Good	Dry	None	Normal		5 people Brand new to Expert	Natureboytimflair (62 reports)
2 Oct 2021	Good	Dry	None	Normal	5 hours	7 people Brand new to Expert	Natureboytimflair (62 reports)
17 Apr 2021	Good	Dry	None	Special challenges	2 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Nclegg (396 reports)
Comment: A beautiful but short canyon with a noteworthy 2nd rap. Reminiscent of the views in Parker Canyon with respectably sized spires towering above you and smooth, colorful red and blue slick-rock along the canyon floor. The canyon was surprisingly lush this time of year, although with the exception of a few small, easily avoidable pools there was no water. All anchor webbing is in good condition, but when I return to this canyon I'll likely extend a few of the anchors beyond ledges to facilitate cleaner rigging. Turn-off for the ascent is immediately LDC of the final rap. Noted difficulty rating is due to the climbing required to exit the canyon, which I consider at least 4th class - maybe low 5th, depending on the line you choose. The last obstacle consists of a few staggered ledges with loose rock (watch those holds) and some exposure that may be discomforting for those without prior climbing experience.
1 Mar 2020	Good	Dry	None	Normal	2 hours	2 people Intermediate	Coalemus (160 reports)
Comment: Fresh water trickling down canyon. Was nice. We enjoyed the series of little scramble-climbs exiting up the drainage. You can escape this canyon at any point. There's a steep, scree-filled crack LDC of the base of the big rap that allows fairly easy entrance or exit to the canyon at that point. Webbing at anchors looked good. Rope pulls easy.
22 Dec 2019	Good	Dry	None	Normal	2 hours	4 people Intermediate to Advanced	Erek (206 reports)
Comment: A few avoidable pools. Was able to do it with only 3 rappels, rest were downclimbable. Exit requires a little exposed climbing, more than other canyons in area. Worthwhile quality canyon, not a destination canyon. All anchors looked in good shape.
12 Apr 2018	Good	Dry	None	Easy	1 hour	6 people	Willie92708 (997 reports)
Comment: Totally dry except one tiny pool in the rock bed; Beautiful canyon with colorful rock, towering spires, and flowering cactus.