Conditions:Prindle Creek-20210103034129

Latest:	2 Jan 2021 (4 yrs, 2 mos ago)

Reported by:	Rernst86 (85 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Moderate High
Wetsuit:	Full wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Special challenges
Time:	7 hours

Team: 5 people with experience level Beginner to Advanced

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Comments: Prindle is always fun. Used the pipeline cut after avoiding the private property to get up to a version of the Russ Jolley trail. 1st drop has two newly knocked over old growth trees. Built a deadman’s for R2 to keep in the watercourse. Guessing old anchor was the the large tree that is now knocked over. Tossed a bolt station at R4 which makes it dreamy. Yeah, the approach is annoying but the canyon is a special one.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
25 Jan 2025	Great	Low	Drysuit	Normal	5 hours	2 people	K arc (360 reports)
Comment: Skipped the shuttle and hiked up from the bottom for some extra exercise. Upper falls was a bit icy with chunks falling off the DCR wall. We were a bit concerned initially, but the creek otherwise proved fine. Spotted a lone hiker at the very bottom. Exit trail has been brushed out. New game camera affixed to a tree nearby.
6 Apr 2024	Good	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Chloeloveall (5 reports)
17 Mar 2024	Good	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	3 people	K arc (360 reports)
Comment: Excellent flow today. Replaced webbing on the R1 cairn.
18 Nov 2023	Great	Moderate	Drysuit	Normal	5 hours	5 people Advanced to Intermediate	Treyshoe (27 reports)
Comment: Great day aside from some high winds. Lovely rappels and nice walking in and out. Great creek!
30 Apr 2023	Good	Moderate Low	Drysuit	Normal	5 hours	5 people	K arc (360 reports)
Comment: With the big snowpack this year, a lot of other creeks are still running high. The Columbia Gorge, however, often melts out early, so water levels on Prindle are already on their way down. A fun set of rapid-fire rappels with a fun group. Re-rigged the R3 station as a Y-anchor to distribute the load between the bolts. Conditions of the bolts seems about the same as last year. Beware rockfall on R3.
2 Apr 2022	Good	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	6 hours	3 people	K arc (360 reports)
Comment: Another fun day on Prindle. Anchors are in good shape, but keep an eye on the bolts on R4. Noted some hairline cracks radiating from the backup bolt which I don't remember from last year. Main bolt is solid, however. (We didn't think of it until later, but it might be worth converting this anchor to a standard Y-hang configuration in order to distribute the load between the bolts. Even a third bolt placement might not be the worst idea as the rock quality atop this pitch is pretty poor. The original team who placed them did the best they could with the rock they had to work with.) The falls is a joy to rappel as ever. We're contemplating adding some bolts next time. It's quite a fun outing once the entrance and exit are dialed.
21 Mar 2021	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	2 people	K arc (360 reports)
Comment: Great flow & fun day out. Cairn anchor atop R2 had some problems, so we rebuilt it. Heights of various falls were off; beta has been adjusted. Hats off to the team who put in the bolt station on R4. That falls is now a joy to rappel. Surprised to run into a group of waterfall photographers at the bottom.
2 Jan 2021	Great	Moderate High	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	7 hours	5 people Beginner to Advanced	Rernst86 (85 reports)
Comment: Prindle is always fun. Used the pipeline cut after avoiding the private property to get up to a version of the Russ Jolley trail. 1st drop has two newly knocked over old growth trees. Built a deadman’s for R2 to keep in the watercourse. Guessing old anchor was the the large tree that is now knocked over. Tossed a bolt station at R4 which makes it dreamy. Yeah, the approach is annoying but the canyon is a special one.
19 May 2018	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		5 people Intermediate to Advanced	K arc (360 reports)
Comment: First complete descent. Discovered a 30ft falls above the main drop. Great waterfall sequence, but a bear to get to, no matter what route you enter by.