Conditions:Ladder Creek-20140930012257

Latest:	27 Sep 2014 (10 yrs, 8 mos ago)

Reported by:	Tiffanie (139 reports)
Quality:	Unknown
Waterflow:	Extreme
Wetsuit:	Thick wetsuit
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Difficulty:	Advanced
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Comments: The upper part of this canyon has been descended (not by our group) but due to the high water and hydraulics, the group had to bail. Our group only went to look at the canyon since it was close to Gorge and Thornton. Currently, there is way too much water to safely descend this canyon but if there ever are low water conditions, this canyon would be spectacular to descend at night (when it is lit!)

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
23 Oct 2022	Amazing	Moderate High	Full wetsuit	Advanced	8 hours	3 people Intermediate to Expert	Korey (65 reports)
Comment: Snuck in the last descent of the season before flows increased. An absolutely amazing and very challenging canyon. Added a traverse line bolt to the R4 station, as well as one to the jump between R7 and R8.
16 Oct 2022	Amazing	Moderate High	Drysuit	Special challenges	4 hours	5 people Advanced to Expert	Logan (60 reports)
Comment: Outstanding. The gorge and cirques are special. R4 and the final sequence R8-R10 are the cruxes. In the final sequence all the anchors are at pourovers which could be fatal at high flow - R8 is at a leg entrapment chockstone in concentrated pouroff, R9 is at a ledge you mantle up onto or get pushed left which would be bad, R10 is a high reach from a stomach deep pool at a strong laminar flow through a V slot. All do-able in moderate flow but high flow would require belaying and acrobatics. One 30' one 20' and several small jumps made it a very fun day. Multiple exits along the route. First group of the year must bring a drill for safety. All anchors that are not logs are single bolt and the final anchor could use a traverse line anchor.
9 Oct 2022	Amazing	Moderate High	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	2 hours	6 people Intermediate to Advanced	Cruiked (3 reports)
Comment: Amazing sculpted rock and challenging horizontal problems. Unusually cold! We started at R5 due to late start. This canyon should only be attempted by teams with excellent swift water skills.
30 Jun 2015	Unknown	Extreme					Tiffanie (139 reports)
Comment: Water flows appear consistent (or higher) than when we went last year in September. It is unknown whether this creek is dam controlled or comes from a different source than the nearby canyons (e.g. like Gorge or Thornton)
27 Sep 2014	Unknown	Extreme	Thick wetsuit	Advanced			Tiffanie (139 reports)
Comment: The upper part of this canyon has been descended (not by our group) but due to the high water and hydraulics, the group had to bail. Our group only went to look at the canyon since it was close to Gorge and Thornton. Currently, there is way too much water to safely descend this canyon but if there ever are low water conditions, this canyon would be spectacular to descend at night (when it is lit!)