Conditions:Lower Bear River (Crack Addiction)-20210816181744

Latest:	14 Aug 2021 (3 yrs, 9 mos ago)

Reported by:	Danielson (93 reports), Blueshade (55 reports)
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Moderate High
Wetsuit:	Full wetsuit
Water temperature:	Cold deg C
Difficulty:	Normal
Time: ":50" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.	6 hours

Team: 6 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

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Comments: Flow was appx 5cfs. Crack rap was pushy at edge, but not rip you off the rope pushy and no one had any problems.

Several short slides are possible at the beginning and the end (but at the end some have rocks partially submerged, but the drops are very short)

The shuttle is blocked about .75 road miles from the bottom parking. Looks like this hasn't been drivable, at least to the bottom, for quite some time.

• NOTE from Daniel: The shuttle is blocked .75 miles from the bottom "as the crow flies". It is Approximately 1.5-2 miles of actual walking. Took over an hour. I'm not sure why Blueshade insists on pretending people can fly. Every damn time.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
17 Sep 2022	Amazing	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	6 hours	5 people Intermediate to Advanced	Sri (30 reports)
Comment: This was a great spicy canyon done in moderate flow. Even though it was late season, there were some minor hydraulics and a keeper Eddy after R7. The crux rap R4 is pretty pushy. One of the blots on R4 is blown, it is only a single blot now. It is also advisable to stem out and away at the bottom of R3 and not get caught under the waterfall as there is a pothole which is hard to get out of. Overall, it was a lovely and spicy day.
14 Aug 2021	Good	Moderate High	Full wetsuit	Normal	6 hours	6 people Intermediate to Advanced	Danielson (93 reports),Blueshade (55 reports)
Comment: Flow was appx 5cfs. Crack rap was pushy at edge, but not rip you off the rope pushy and no one had any problems. Several short slides are possible at the beginning and the end (but at the end some have rocks partially submerged, but the drops are very short) The shuttle is blocked about .75 road miles from the bottom parking. Looks like this hasn't been drivable, at least to the bottom, for quite some time. NOTE from Daniel: The shuttle is blocked .75 miles from the bottom "as the crow flies". It is Approximately 1.5-2 miles of actual walking. Took over an hour. I'm not sure why Blueshade insists on pretending people can fly. Every damn time.
7 Jun 2020		Very High					Johnbcaves (160 reports)
3 Sep 2016	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Normal	7 hours	2 people Intermediate to Expert	Tiffanie (139 reports)
Comment: With the flow that we had, the flows were pretty mellow until we got to the crux of the canyon. The water force is surprisingly much stronger at the crux and afterwards (keeper eddy) so take caution in that section! Water was cold and wished I wore more than my 4/3 + windbreaker. For the exit, we took the "shortcut" route which is not recommended. Follow the original exit route to get back to the car if no shuttle was setup. Better yet, set up a shuttle. It took 2.5 hours using the shortcut exit hike.
3 Sep 2016 Trip report		Moderate					LucaChiarabini@Facebook (14 reports)
Comment: extracts from Facebook posts, click link for full details (privacy restrictions may apply) " Lower Bear River (Crack_Addiction) is running at moderate flow, this is a great canyon in the Sierras that not many people seem to know about." SoCal Canyoneering " Lower Bear River (Crack_Addiction) is running at moderate flow, this is a great canyon in the Sierras that not many people seem to know about." Canyoneering Crack Addiction (3 Sep 2016) " Lower Bear River (Crack_Addiction) is running at moderate flow, this is a great canyon in the Sierras that not many people seem to know about." Southwestern Canyoneering
31 Jul 2016	Amazing	Extreme	Thick wetsuit	Extreme	6 hours	3 people Intermediate to Expert	Dominik (64 reports)
Comment: Bypassed crux on canyon left
2 Jul 2016	Ok	Extreme	Full wetsuit	Extreme	6 hours	5 people Intermediate to Expert	Ihiromi (26 reports)
Comment: Descended the first few obstacles and retreated before the down climb prior to the pyramid rock. Escaped by climbing up the face and gulley on canyon right.