Conditions:Little Falls-20200524034753

Latest:	17 May 2020 (5 yrs, 1 month ago)

Reported by:	Jmarvin (23 reports)
Quality:
Waterflow:	Very Low
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Special challenges
Time:	3 hours

Team: 4 people with experience level Expert

Trip report URL:

Comments: 4/3 full wetsuits worn- only splashing and never fully submerged -Heavy dead wood in canyon lots of debris and natural anchor options -heavy bolting and continued "bolt wars" from the looks of it. -Significant log jabs present snag, slips and pinch issues for both harness, feet and rope take care -trail was open it was perfect weather. small 10' wide by 3' high snow drive at top pf last rap.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
14 Jun 2023	Amazing	High	Rain jacket	Easy	3 hours	3 people Advanced	Lukemurray2016 (7 reports)
Comment: Little falls is in perfect form right now. Gushing from top to bottom, but manageably so. Additional raps are required compared to low flow or no flow, some have webbing some we simply slung logjams with the rope and double stranded. Get it while the getting is good!
16 Dec 2022	Amazing	Deep pools	Rain jacket	Special challenges	3 hours	6 people Beginner to Expert	Lukemurray2016 (7 reports)
Comment: Winter/snow run of little falls. No options for "deep snow drifts and ice sheets" in the water dropdown menu, but that's what we had. Super fun experience tromping through the snow!
21 Jul 2020	Good	Very Low	None	Normal	3 hours	4 people Beginner to Advanced	Coalemus (160 reports)
Comment: A fun day with perfect temps and enough flow to get our feet wet on rappel. we did 6 rappels to a max of 75'. with the slippery logs and rocks, I doubt most would have been comfortable downclimbing any of the drops we rapped except, perhaps, the last one. anchors looked good, though R2 & 3 were off single rap rings through bolted hangers and "backed up" with a piece of cord tied on to an exposed bolt shank (nuts and hangers removed). seemed pretty silly to me and the single bolts were both solid. there is a ridiculous bolt garden 15 feet off the bottom of the big rap (RDC) with a big length of webbing that should be removed. would have been awkward to reach when rapping off the top anchor. you'd have to set up an anchor at the middle station (hanging pothole with an old bolt, not sure if it's trustworthy) to get far enough RDC to reach it while on rope. a good climber could probably get up to it.
17 May 2020	Good	Low	Full wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	DMonroy (188 reports)
Comment: The chopped bolts in the canyon are a disappointment. It is a beautiful fun canyon, and could use some TLC. Someone would be doing a nice service to properly clean up and patch those anchors. The remaining bolts are great and well done. There is some grafitti at the exit.
17 May 2020		Very Low	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	3 hours	4 people Expert	Jmarvin (23 reports)
Comment: 4/3 full wetsuits worn- only splashing and never fully submerged -Heavy dead wood in canyon lots of debris and natural anchor options -heavy bolting and continued "bolt wars" from the looks of it. -Significant log jabs present snag, slips and pinch issues for both harness, feet and rope take care -trail was open it was perfect weather. small 10' wide by 3' high snow drive at top pf last rap.
22 Oct 2017	Ok	Very Low	Rain jacket	Normal		6 people	CC (93 reports)
Comment: Even in October there is still water. Water was chilly & in the shade/shadows most of the time. Used a rain shell to reduce wind chill & would have been nicer to use neoprene booties. Most of the rocks were smooth, wet & slippery.