Conditions:Lake Creek (Baker River)-20230809192655

Latest:	30 Jul 2023 (2 yrs ago)

Reported by:	Jakehuddleston (38 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Low
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	12 hours

Team: 5 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

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Comments: A nice day out in the always charming Lake Creek. Flow was low for this time of year. All bolts in good shape. We replaced all webbing on natural anchors, and removed many of the Y-hangs to make the anchors unlinked. The webbing gets trashed/rotten each year, and we didn't think it was worth replacing so much webbing for the 1-2 groups a year that make it out to this remote creek. Some of these bolts could use an additional set of stainless quick links to orient the rope so they don't get pinched on the pull on the standard hangers.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
30 Jul 2023	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	12 hours	5 people Intermediate to Advanced	Jakehuddleston (38 reports)
Comment: A nice day out in the always charming Lake Creek. Flow was low for this time of year. All bolts in good shape. We replaced all webbing on natural anchors, and removed many of the Y-hangs to make the anchors unlinked. The webbing gets trashed/rotten each year, and we didn't think it was worth replacing so much webbing for the 1-2 groups a year that make it out to this remote creek. Some of these bolts could use an additional set of stainless quick links to orient the rope so they don't get pinched on the pull on the standard hangers.
27 Aug 2022	Good	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		2 people	Jlovelady (1 reports)
Comment: “Trail” pretty washed out, slides. Tape was found mostly on ground- but there was enough to get to top. Could use some tape along traverse the top. We traversed at about 2200’. It was definitely a pretty canyon. The river literally cut a windy channel though the rock. Pretty cool. Unfortunately the last 3-4 raps we did in the dark, so didn’t get to see the pretty view as previously mentioned. But, hey doing it at night was sort of fun as well. A little over 5 hrs descent. 1.5 exit. Rap 2- replaced webbing and link Rap 3- replaced webbing and link Rap 7- replaced webbing and link Next season, most likely will need to replace more of the anchors. Would like to return when it’s a little more sunny and more flow (which would prob make our overall score higher). Water temp wasn’t too bad, but we didn’t know what it actually was. I wore a 3 and dry top. Korey had on a 5. Rap rope lengths seemed off. We think it’s because the water was lower then when previous parties ran it. On average about 10’. Last rap was a tad hard to reach when weighted. Same with Rap 11. But not impossible. :)
27 Aug 2022	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	15 hours	2 people Intermediate	Korey (71 reports)
Comment: The hike in was arduous and time consuming and made up at least half of the total time. Time in canyon was approx. 6hrs. Flow was low, the hanging pothole had been scoured back out of rocks and we replaced webbing and links on multiple anchors (see Jana's report) The canyon was stunning and clearly a less traveled one. Was sweating in my 6/5 wetsuit.
21 Aug 2021	Great	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit	Normal	10 hours	9 people Beginner to Expert	Mads (61 reports)
Comment: A fantastic day in a remote and special place. Lake Creek had not been run in the past two years and we completed a good amount of anchor replacement, using over 100' of webbing and 10+ quick links. We added an additional drop to the beta above the previous first rappel. All of the bolts were in good condition. Rockfall had completely filled the pool atop the last rappel with jagged rocks (see attached photo).
18 Aug 2019	Great	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit	Normal	11 hours	5 people Beginner to Expert	Jakehuddleston (38 reports)
Comment: Great trip. Did anchor maintenance from the first descent trip in 2018 and added an extra drop to the beta. Flow was great for beginners to play around in.