Conditions:Montrose Canyon-20260122060427
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19 Jan 2026 (5 days ago) |
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| Reported by: | Dyln cole (92 reports) | |
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| Time: |  4 hours
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Team: 1 people with experience level Advanced
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Comments: Quite an unremarkable canyon for the Catalinas, some sweet rock in sections but the pay to play ratio is a bit off for the lack of unique landscape. Still fun, but not a very aquatic descent. A slide or two will be fun, I wouln't skip those :) then again, they're short and slow, just an added bonus :)
Pace could be quick 3 hours if without wetsuit. Thin wetsuit recommended in most temperatures in winter, swims are short and don't seem to warrant thicker neo.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| | | | 4 hours
| 1 people Advanced | Dyln cole (92 reports) | ||
Comment: Quite an unremarkable canyon for the Catalinas, some sweet rock in sections but the pay to play ratio is a bit off for the lack of unique landscape. Still fun, but not a very aquatic descent. A slide or two will be fun, I wouln't skip those :) then again, they're short and slow, just an added bonus :)
Pace could be quick 3 hours if without wetsuit. Thin wetsuit recommended in most temperatures in winter, swims are short and don't seem to warrant thicker neo.
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| Good | Low 
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | 4 hours
| 3 people | Erek (206 reports),Coalemus (161 reports),Nclegg (457 reports) | |
Comment: Replaced webbing at R1 and R3. Canyon was initially underwhelming but quickly turned into an enjoyable and surprisingly aquatic descent with a number of jump opportunities and interesting geology. Lots of canyon frogs, and went for a pleasant swim with a giant desert centipede.
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| Ok | Low
| Thin wetsuit
| Easy | | 5 people Beginner to Expert | Natureboytimflair (68 reports) | |
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| Great | Moderate Low
| Full wetsuit 
| Normal | 4 hours
| 4 people Advanced to Intermediate | Erek (206 reports) | |
Comment: Swims at all raps.
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| Ok | Deep pools
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| Normal | 4 hours
| 5 people Intermediate to Advanced | PatWinstanley (80 reports) | |
Comment: No flow in the canyon; many pools but all were avoidable. Bypassed the one drop that would have been a swimmer - never got more than our feet wet. Rebuilt most of the anchors. Canyon would be nice with good flow. Easy to combine with Romero Canyon as a two day trip - we did Romero day one, camped above Romero pools (there are a few small camp sites left of the trail just past the pools) descended Montrose day two.
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