Conditions:Lost Creek-20240914161258

Latest:	13 Sep 2024 (7 mos ago)

Reported by:	Motovlogmatt (9 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	2 hours

Team: 2 people with experience level Beginner to Intermediate

Trip report URL:

Comments: We paired this with Quartzville for a full day in canyons! The new approach seems like the way to go! we got a prius almost all the way up. You'll leave with pin stripes so bring your beater car! All the anchors were in decent shape. Plan your pulls carefully, there are a few places you could pinch a rope, but we had no problems. There was still some water in the canyon but it was very beginner friendly.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
13 Sep 2024	Great		Thin wetsuit	Normal	2 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Motovlogmatt (9 reports)
Comment: We paired this with Quartzville for a full day in canyons! The new approach seems like the way to go! we got a prius almost all the way up. You'll leave with pin stripes so bring your beater car! All the anchors were in decent shape. Plan your pulls carefully, there are a few places you could pinch a rope, but we had no problems. There was still some water in the canyon but it was very beginner friendly.
5 Aug 2023	Good	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		3 people	K arc (363 reports)
Comment: Parked the car on the upper classic road and hiked in rather than risk serious pinstriping. Road walk is easy. At the far end, cross the clearing and look for a bit of a trail that heads down through the brush to ultimately drop into the creek. Snacked on huckleberries along the way. Below R0, the creek is a bit of a mess, but gets better on reaching the confluence. Fun rappel into the chasm as always. Cleaned up the R3 station. Use caution on the downclimbs below. Hiked out through the narrows and headed for Quartzville Creek. Removed fictitious 'shortcut route' from the map. There's a huge cliff wall over there.
27 Aug 2022	Ok	Low	Thin wetsuit	Easy		5 people	Briwellman (68 reports)
Comment: The shuttle routes are overgrown. We couldn't find the hike in approach. We hiked up the creek and did free solo climb up the technical section of the creek. Lost is pretty like always.
29 Jun 2022	Great	Moderate High	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	6 hours	3 people Beginner to Expert	Mtnrsq782 (3 reports)
Comment: Lost is open for the season and in great shape. Water flow is slightly pushy in the slot section but wouldn't be bad except for a nearly hidden log standing vertically underwater in the waterfall. One member of the group slipped and suffered a signifanct foot entrapment requiring other team members to stabilize the victims head above the water while working to free the stuck foot. The same log then stuck the rope during the pull. Rope was abandoned and the group finished on a spare rope.
3 Jul 2021	Good	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		4 people	Briwellman (68 reports)
Comment: Lost is pretty, we did the full canyon. There was lots of creek walking and climbing over brush and logs. Highly recommend starting at the confluence. The full canyon is high pay to play.
3 Jul 2021	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Easy	3 hours	7 people Intermediate to Advanced	Mads (61 reports)
Comment: We drove up the fire road as far as we could and then hiked the rest of the way in to the regular drop-in at the confluence. Cut about a mile off the driving until we couldn't reasonably move logs anymore. Lost is still in great condition with waterfalls trickling in from the sides of the canyon, but flow was down noticeably from the TR two weeks ago. There's no anchor for R3 so we toggled off the giant logs. The narrows are beautiful!
18 Jun 2021	Good	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	Rernst86 (85 reports)
Comment: Walked up the hillside UCR to 44.5913568, -122.1071919. This put us right above the fun stuff. New webbing on R1,R2. Cut out old webbing in R3 and ghosted it. Fun day and be careful on the log pileup below R3 as it was unstable.
15 Aug 2020	Ok	Very Low	Full wetsuit	Easy	2 hours	7 people Beginner to Expert	Michelle (60 reports)
Comment: Hiked up the fireroad down the road from the exit (my usual approach to go straight to the confluence). The winter of 2020 left an extreme amount of deadfall trees on the fireroad. Freshly sawn trees showed that it is actively being cleared, but the deadfall continued in the forest down the slope and even cluttered up the confluence which used to be completely open. No significant deadfall downstream of the confluence however. Water was very low and several people downclimbed R2 (100') without a rope.
26 Jul 2020	Good	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	2 people Advanced	Blueshade (55 reports)
Comment: DCed R1. Be careful not to hurt the moss. R2 has a wedged log down about 50' (this rap is not 100'). Easy rope entrapment on the pull (found a piece of cut rope left behind here). Best to pull and bag and then carefully DC the chute to the small pool above the final drop. Anchor off logs for R3 or carefully shimmy down fallen log. At exit of little corridor DC/slide off rock into pool. Last "logjam" is pretty casual DCL
25 Jul 2020	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	2 hours	4 people Intermediate to Expert	GgilesUT14 (2 reports)
Comment: Enjoyable romp. This would not be worth doing without the shuttle. We drove up the fire road (a bit scratchy on the truck) most of the way to the fallen tree pin. Great turn around spot, and with good map/GPS skills, found a relatively brush free entrance below R0. Flow was a not high, but was still playful enough be be a fun afternoon romp. The logjam below R3 is easiest to get around at DCR.
10 Sep 2017	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	2 people	K arc (363 reports)
Comment: Seems to be some new woody debris in the upper tributary since I last ran it in 2015. The main stem is pretty much unchanged. Logjam is easier to rappel now. Always fun to visit the narrows. Combined with a visit to Pure Hate Gorge 30min away down FR 11. Time includes 2hr road hike.
15 Jul 2017 Trip report							KyleMartinFoster@Facebook (1 reports)
Comment: extracts from Facebook posts, click link for full details (privacy restrictions may apply) " Yesterday's trip down Lost Creek." Pacific North-West Canyoning
11 Jul 2017	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	4 people Intermediate to Advanced	Rockguac (3 reports)
Comment: Canyon looked great. Little more wood than usual, otherwise everything runs the same as last season.
17 Aug 2015	Great	Significant	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	6 people Brand new to Intermediate	Mbradley5 (12 reports)
Comment: I took a group of my friends for their first canyoneering trip through Lost. Absolutely one of my favorite canyons thus far. We had a blast and made pretty good time, too! Removed tattered webbing and cord and replaced it with new.
13 Jun 2015	Amazing	Swimming	Full wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	2 people Advanced to Expert	Adventurestreet (4 reports)
Comment: Fantastic canyon. The road is blocked by a fallen tree to the drop in spot. The drop in is a steep and brushy hike/tumble downhill to the river. First rappel comes quick, then it's a long but wonderful hike on bedrock creek bed all the way to the amazing canyon. After part one of 2 rappels into the canyon, be repaired to stand chest deep in ice cold water setting up the second part off the snag lodged in between the canyon walls. Damn the last bit is beautiful!

...additional reports