Conditions:North Fork Tieton River-20250921153929
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20 Sep 2025 (3 days ago) |
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| Reported by: | Rernst86 (93 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Great |
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| Waterflow: | Moderate |
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| Wetsuit: | Drysuit |
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| Difficulty: | Special challenges |
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| Time: |  10 hours
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Team: 4 people with experience level Advanced
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Comments: Tried new trail option. Not bad but felt longer. Still beat the day after. Canyon was as gorgeous as it was the other 4 times I’ve ran it. Tightened some bolts. Some will need to be replaced next year. Had a moment at the last station where a medium sized log and rocks fell out while someone was approaching the station. Be very careful. A good part of the flow is a false floor.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Great | Moderate
| Drysuit
| Special challenges | 10 hours
| 4 people Advanced | Rernst86 (93 reports) | |
Comment: Tried new trail option. Not bad but felt longer. Still beat the day after. Canyon was as gorgeous as it was the other 4 times I’ve ran it. Tightened some bolts. Some will need to be replaced next year. Had a moment at the last station where a medium sized log and rocks fell out while someone was approaching the station. Be very careful. A good part of the flow is a false floor.
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| Amazing | Moderate High
| Drysuit
| Normal |  8 hours
| 2 people | Shoffman225 (14 reports) | |
Comment: Approach: we opted to take the true Scatter Creek trail after dealing with strenuous travel on the GPX track due to many downed logs. We contoured between the 3800’ and 4000’ elevation bands where the main creek comes down from Tieton Pass. Off trail travel was easy old-forest travel. New GPX file uploaded.
Canyon: NFT was at moderate-high flow (A4+). We encountered 3-4 rappel stations where bolts were damaged/spinning, but all had at least solid bolt left. Dry suit and thick wet suit used.
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| Good | High
| Drysuit
| Advanced | 13 hours
| 6 people Advanced | Jakehuddleston (38 reports) | |
Comment: A memorable trip with some special challenges. We ran this canyon at approximately 20% higher flow than normal/moderate conditions. The hydraulic hazards in the lower canyon were noticeably more difficult, including the R6 trap pool, and R11 crux sequence, the latter of which we bypassed entirely to avoid the high flow and inability to reach the anchors. Water and air temps were extremely cold. Pourovers were very pushy. It took us 6 hours in canyon, where average times are 3-4 hours. Definitely advanced A4+/A5 level conditions. We had fun but were certainly happy to get out of the canyon and get warmed up.
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| Amazing | Moderate High
| Drysuit
| Advanced | 10 hours
| 8 people Intermediate to Expert | Rernst86 (93 reports) | |
Comment: Trip started out as a 2 team outing but a trip hazard early on caused one teammate to abort the mission. We used old tracking to help keep us on the path but since the Miriam Fire in 2018, the thorns, brush, and deadfall has made the 4.75 mile, 800 foot climb a bit more difficult each time. All historic jumps go. Added bolts at the last sequence with a traverse line to safely reach the anchor. It’s not a fully 100% must to have a drysuit but you’d have to move quickly, have a small, team, and not mess around. Drysuits are highly recommended.
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