Conditions:Piedrita Canyon-20140810191546
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24 Jul 2014 (11 yrs, 2 mos ago) |
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| Reported by: | Bjp (60 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Ok |
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| Waterflow: | Shallow wading |
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| Wetsuit: | Rain jacket |
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| Difficulty: | Easy |
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| Time: |  2 hours
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Team: 2 people with experience level Intermediate to Expert
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Comments: There was a huge number of people in our group, which we overheard was because the previous day's trip had been cancelled so we had two days' worth of people. This resulted in very long lines at the rappels. And, since there was basically no canyon travel to spread out faster and slower guests, most of the time in the canyon was spent waiting in line tethered to the steel safety cables so you couldn't move around. The first rappel was excellent -- seemed appreciably longer than any of Desafio's in Piedra Canyon, and it was in a section of canyon that turned a corner, making a large open-air section directly in front of the rappel. But, Pure Trek rigged the other person in my group so that she was only attached to the top belay on this rappel, and that made it impossible for her to control her descent. She did not appreciate being lowered slowly and unevenly on this rappel.
Although there was an appreciable amount of moving water, non of it presented any challenges because Pure Trek avoided any contact with the running water, which is why I rated the canyon an A. The pool below the second rappel might sometimes be a swim.
The rappels got progressively worse as the canyon went on, except the last rappel was better than the second to last rappel.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Ok | Shallow wading
| Rain jacket
| Easy | 2 hours
| 2 people Intermediate to Expert | Bjp (60 reports) | |
Comment: There was a huge number of people in our group, which we overheard was because the previous day's trip had been cancelled so we had two days' worth of people. This resulted in very long lines at the rappels. And, since there was basically no canyon travel to spread out faster and slower guests, most of the time in the canyon was spent waiting in line tethered to the steel safety cables so you couldn't move around. The first rappel was excellent -- seemed appreciably longer than any of Desafio's in Piedra Canyon, and it was in a section of canyon that turned a corner, making a large open-air section directly in front of the rappel. But, Pure Trek rigged the other person in my group so that she was only attached to the top belay on this rappel, and that made it impossible for her to control her descent. She did not appreciate being lowered slowly and unevenly on this rappel.
Although there was an appreciable amount of moving water, non of it presented any challenges because Pure Trek avoided any contact with the running water, which is why I rated the canyon an A. The pool below the second rappel might sometimes be a swim. The rappels got progressively worse as the canyon went on, except the last rappel was better than the second to last rappel.
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