Conditions:Natural Bridge Canyon (Lower)-20221114154919

Latest:	12 Nov 2022 (2 yrs, 7 mos ago)

Reported by:	DMonroy (188 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Dry
Wetsuit:
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	8 hours

Team: 3 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

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Comments: The approach is steep but not too bad. There is one loose and steep section I didn't care for, but if you are careful you can find bedrock to walk up in most of it. We replaced all the rappels we used, and one we didn't (A long down climb at R2: We put in a rock chock anchor dcl). There was at least one more rappel we found with a washed away anchor, but we went down with a landline/meat anchor and the last person down climbed with assist. So all new webbing but perhaps you may want to build one more anchor.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
17 Feb 2024	Good	Dry	None	Special challenges	9 hours	7 people Intermediate to Expert	Dangel (157 reports)
Comment: The anchors had been blown out almost entirely by a flash flood level water event. We left lots of webbing and new links. The approach KML is totally wrong and needs some work. I may get around to this, but it's unlikely. Either way, the last portion of the approach is not great. Nice friendly rappels. :)
1 Jan 2023	Great	Dry	None	Special challenges	9 hours	14 people Beginner to Expert	Desertnights (37 reports)
Comment: We intended to descend Abysmal but hit inclement weather and bailed for natural bridge. We saw some big horn sheep towards the end of the approach. The rock in the upper canyon is beautiful. We built 1 additional anchor above what is usually a down climb to protect people in the slippery conditions. By lower canyon, the weather let up, and we were cruising. We spent a lot of time by the arch to relax since the sun (finally!) came out.
12 Nov 2022	Great	Dry		Normal	8 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	DMonroy (188 reports)
Comment: The approach is steep but not too bad. There is one loose and steep section I didn't care for, but if you are careful you can find bedrock to walk up in most of it. We replaced all the rappels we used, and one we didn't (A long down climb at R2: We put in a rock chock anchor dcl). There was at least one more rappel we found with a washed away anchor, but we went down with a landline/meat anchor and the last person down climbed with assist. So all new webbing but perhaps you may want to build one more anchor.
29 Nov 2020	Good	Dry	None	Normal	12 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Brdn.gonzales (44 reports)
Comment: If you're interested in doing this canyon, you better be ready for a long and steep approach. We left at 7:00 in the morning and finished the approach in 5 hours. There are definitely some sketchy sections to get past, but nothing too dangerous. Please consider bringing a device with GPS capabilities because we would not have been able to find the drop-in point without it. The rappells were nice and plentiful, all built with Cairn anchors. All the webbing was sunbleached and had to replace all of it. Not sure if I would do again, but it was a good experience.
1 Jan 2017	Great	Dry	None	Normal	12 hours	2 people Beginner to Advanced	Wyoung (12 reports)
Comment: Not sure if I would do this one again, the approach was okay and the canyon didn't seem super memorable to me. We exited in the dark, but the natural bridge was still a cool sight in the dark.
23 Dec 2015	Amazing	Dry	None	Special challenges	9 hours	2 people Intermediate to Expert	Mark9fiji (29 reports)
Comment: One helluva' approach! <3! Rebuilt all anchors
5 Nov 2015	Good	Dry	None	Normal	6 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	NeonBlueDecember (11 reports)
Comment: Anchors were all in good shape.