Conditions:Myo Canyon-20231115014218

Latest:	9 Nov 2023 (25 days ago)

Reported by:	Reiternick (12 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Moderate
Wetsuit:	Full wetsuit
Water temperature:	50f deg C
Difficulty:	Special challenges
Time:	10 hours

Team: 3 people with experience level Beginner to Advanced

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Comments: great chilly day but we were all fine in 6/5/4 suits. A few obligatory jumps. 2 small slides. "special challenges" given the small traverse to one of the raps which is exposed, which we protected by making a hand line on a large log. Fantastic canyon. water is rather clear so we could visually spot the safety of the jumps

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Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
9 Nov 2023	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	10 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	Reiternick (12 reports)
Comment: great chilly day but we were all fine in 6/5/4 suits. A few obligatory jumps. 2 small slides. "special challenges" given the small traverse to one of the raps which is exposed, which we protected by making a hand line on a large log. Fantastic canyon. water is rather clear so we could visually spot the safety of the jumps
23 Aug 2022 Trip report	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	11 hours	5 people Beginner to Intermediate	Julienlecorps (3 reports)
Comment: First Sierra canyon for this crew of bad ass girls. Two 10 year olds and a 13 year old. Moved slow and steady. 11 hour car to car. Youngest descent ever perhaps? 37 csf @ Lake Clementine. Seems to be good flows. We bypassed the second 100'rap as the flows looked a little too spicy for the little ones. There is a alternative dry 80' rap off a tree by traversing right over exposure a little ways. Be careful of loose rock. We parked on the pavement but the approach road just got graded and widened and is in really good shape, should be able to park all the way down.
6 Aug 2022	Great	Moderate High	Thin wetsuit	Normal	9 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	Ameister (33 reports),Feroz (26 reports),Boof (24 reports)
Comment: Wonderful canyon to do on a repeat! The water is definitely running high - nothing crazy, but weaker swimmers may struggle. We took a relaxed day, with breaks and sections we re-jumped. All jumps and slides (and I think we hit all of them?) were deep enough. Road says it needs high clearance, but my Corolla did fine. The gate on the approach was locked (looks like some logging is going on) so expect a little extra walking on the approach. China trail on the exit was chock-full of mosquitoes - bring bug spray.
23 Jul 2022	Great	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	6 hours	3 people Brand new to Intermediate	D00d3r1n022 (1 reports)
Comment: Lots of downclimbing. Anchor 3 jump is very clean. 90% jumps deep enough. 1 or 2 jumps bottom was touched but no impact. Couldn't find anchor 7 (immediately after 2nd 100ft rappel) and had to downclimb. It felt sketchier than when we looked back up at it but exercise caution. Hike out is steep, save some water. Put in road is tight, take out road is well maintained to the big clearing (RAV4 and Silverado). All anchors have great hardware on relatively new nylon. 60m static rope was enough for the longest rappel. Stay LDC on 2nd 100 ft rappel. Great route, will probably run annually.
24 Jun 2022	Amazing	Moderate High	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	7 hours	6 people Intermediate to Expert	Sri (21 reports)
Comment: Myo is running moderate high. Definitely higher than when I did it in mid June last year. The last rap in the watercourse looked pretty gnarly with high flow, so we downclimbed canyon right to a tree anchor which is a dry rap and also avoids the pool at the bottom. Unless you are a super strong swimmer, be careful about jumping into a hydraulic below a waterfall in the middle of the canyon, it is really hard to get out and a couple of us had to be pulled out with rope. Instead just go canyon right to an easy jump/slide. Lots of jumps and slides, it's super fun
18 Sep 2021	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Normal	7 hours	6 people Brand new to Advanced	Rbowru (48 reports),Ameister (33 reports),Rodtel314 (32 reports)
Comment: Lovely yet again! The flow seemed a higher than when I went at the end of June. Anchors were in good condition. I wore a full 3/2 wetsuit and was hot at the start of the canyon but comfortable at the climax rappel. Other members of the group were cold with their typical full wetsuit setups. Hydraulics were present but not dangerous. We made the R5 rap and pull with a single 220ft rope; I've adjusted the main page to reflect that this rappel is closer to 110ft.
31 Jul 2021	Great	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	9 hours	7 people Beginner to Advanced	Rodtel314 (32 reports),ShastaKittens (6 reports)
Comment: Great day! Flow is lower than three weeks ago (as noted by where the slide lands), but still quite pushy on the second 100' waterfall. The traverse to the second anchor is challenging for those with short legs (we had a 9 year old and two teenagers).
24 Jul 2021	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	7 hours	4 people Beginner to Advanced	KelMo (11 reports)
Comment: Great canyon (controversial opinion: better than nearby Opho)! Water was still flowing, even late July in a in a low snow year. Nothing challenging for intermediate or better swiftwater canyoneers, but it was high enough to push you around a bit/make you think about where you're putting your feet and what your line is on the second bigger rappel. We only did 5 of the 8 rappels, and jumped the other 3. All in our group were in 3mm (plus or minus) wetsuits and were content on a 85 degree day. Roads in decent condition; we were able to get a passenger vehicle to both the exit and entrance spots with some careful driving.
17 Jul 2021	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	7 people Beginner to Expert	ShastaKittens (6 reports)
Comment: Rappels in flow are mild, suitable for beginners. Hydraulics - one person found it difficult to get out of whirlpool after the jump; one person should stay near whirlpool to make sure everyone is out. Good number of free climbs, slides and jumps up to 10 ft; not suitable for short/young children, even with experience. Some free climbing/jumps can be avoided by taking diff route. Air temps ~85F. People in 5mm suits were hot; 1.5-2mm pants and jacket were perfect; knee/elbow/protective seat are highly recommended.
10 Jul 2021	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	11 hours	5 people Brand new to Advanced	Rodtel314 (32 reports)
Comment: Class C conditions — rappels in flow, hydraulics, slides and jumps abound! Consider hanging pack for rappels in flow. Last jump is better than advertised, but of course always check depths. Two members were brand new and the canyon was maybe a bit much for one of them. Exit hike is shaded ~1hr prior to horizon sunset and longer time reflects not only having beginners along but also enjoying the canyon and trying to make this time. Air temps ~95F. Water was warmer than snowmelt.
27 Jun 2021	Good	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		6 people Beginner to Expert	Rbowru (48 reports),Sqshemet (51 reports),Ihiromi (26 reports)
Comment: Great! A hot day, I was glad not to be wearing more than my 3/2 farmer john wetsuit. I really enjoyed all the little jumps and the level of challenge of the raps in the moderate/low condition. Raps were flowing, but not in a way that was dangerous for beginners with strong leadership. We even found a nice slide off the falls pictured in the 24 Jul 2016: Moderate-Low! I recommend having a good strategy to deal with the car shuttle, possibly even setting it the night before. Some members of our group experienced fire ants while waiting at the ending car location for the car shuttle to return.
17 Jun 2021	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	9 hours	9 people Brand new to Expert	DMonroy (185 reports)
Comment: A gorgeous canyon with a ton of super fun rappels and places to jump. It's a good one. The beta for mileage is off. It might be .7 miles as the crow flies, but there's no way you walk the trail and rise 1200 feet elevation in .7 miles. So that should get updated if someone has GPS tracked.
17 Oct 2020	Good	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	7 hours	3 people Expert to Intermediate	Dominik (61 reports)
13 Sep 2020	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	3 people Intermediate to Expert	Michelle (45 reports)
Comment: My first time returning to Myo since opening the canyon in 2014. I love the 3 new rappels to stay in the watercourse (added since the first descent because we had a problem with our drill). The flow was moderate even in mid-Sep, and very cold. We were shivering in 4:3 wetsuits despite flying through the canyon in 5 hours car-to-car and air temp of 80 deg. The roads were all open and the China Trail hike nice and clear.
30 Aug 2020	Amazing	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	10 hours	4 people Beginner to Intermediate	Kylenedd (3 reports)
Comment: Our party of 4 descended this canyon car to car in 10 hours. We had a relatively leisurely pace and took breaks here and there. While certainly doable, the previous party who did so in 6 hours certainly must’ve been very dialed and moving very quickly. As described in the description, the approach road requires a high clearance vehicle, but a Toyota RAV4 was able to make it without difficulty. The approach down the abandoned road is very overgrown at times and required some bushwhacking. We briefly lost the trail before discovering the “clearing“ as described in the description and almost inadvertently ended up descending another drainage before realizing our mistake. (Make sure you locate the correct clearing.) You do quite a bit of river walking with a few swims before arriving at the first optional jump/rap. We rapped from a single bolt and added brown wedding and a rap ring. Most bolted anchors consisted of a solid single bolt. The the two larger wet raps described as 115 and 150 feet have two bolts, but one of the hangers on the first is quite loose as described in a previous comment. I do not think the second rap actually measures 150 feet. We descended with a 315 foot rope and had lots of coils at the bottom. We found the route description to be generally accurate although we did a few extra raps where other parties may have jumped. We were able to check water depth via rappel in all but one jump location: a 15 to 20 foot jump into a striking basin with water falling into the middle and immediately flowing out through a 3 foot squeeze into a larger channel. We jumped into the middle and found it to be plenty deep. Farther down the canyon we did find a location where there was a submerged granite shelf below the obvious jump point that could cause injury. The submerged shelf was non-obvious in the afternoon light. We discovered the shelf by raping off a jammed log RDC, and then our entire party opted to rap rather than jump to avoid the hazard. The final rap is off a unusual block/chalkstone LDC. It looks very suspicious but after lots of kicking, pounding, and rock smashing we were satisfied it was solid and used it to descend into the Pool of Cold Fire. The final exit trail is actually quite nice given it’s relatively remote location. It’s a steep climb, but has ample switchbacks and the occasional poison oak was generally avoidable. Overall we found this canyon to be excellent.

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