Conditions:Shenanigans-20260426184712
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18 Apr 2026 (20 days ago) |
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| Reported by: | Rosehinson (1 reports) | |
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| Location: | Shenanigans | |
| Quality: | Amazing |
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| Waterflow: | Very Low |
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| Wetsuit: | None |
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| Time: |  6 hours
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Team: 2 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced
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Comments: The final rappel was rigged as a two stage with the second stage off a smaller chockstone that requires significant high stemming to get to. My partner rapped off this chockstone and it shifted significantly while he was rappelling. I was able to move the anchor to a very large wedged boulder on "ground level" but had a very limited amount of webbing. I would recommend that following parties extend the webbing on that anchor out further to make rope pull easier/reduce potential grooving. Someone should also stem up to the higher chockstone and remove the webbing from the old anchor to discourage others from using it and clean up the area. (I personally did not feel comfortable doing so without the option for a belay.)
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Amazing | Very Low
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| | 6 hours
| 2 people Intermediate to Advanced | Rosehinson (1 reports) | |
Comment: The final rappel was rigged as a two stage with the second stage off a smaller chockstone that requires significant high stemming to get to. My partner rapped off this chockstone and it shifted significantly while he was rappelling. I was able to move the anchor to a very large wedged boulder on "ground level" but had a very limited amount of webbing. I would recommend that following parties extend the webbing on that anchor out further to make rope pull easier/reduce potential grooving. Someone should also stem up to the higher chockstone and remove the webbing from the old anchor to discourage others from using it and clean up the area. (I personally did not feel comfortable doing so without the option for a belay.)
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| Amazing | | None
| Special challenges | | 2 people Advanced | RFontaine (361 reports) | |
Comment: Very long sustained narrows that twist and turn. Very fun and beautiful!
Approach from Middle Lep Vista without car shuttle: 1.5hr. First large pool early on I was barely able to stem over. My partner was not and went in to chest deep. Water cold but manageable without wetsuit. (Reccommend stripping down and bring an extra dry layer) More small pools throughout we were both able to stem over. The tightness crux is a long totally dark narrow hall in the last narrows. I am 6’6” and 195lbs. I barely fit with some effort. My partner is of athletic build and very fit however she could not fit and had to back track a bit to where she could chimmney up and stem over it. Final pool just above waist deep. Exit drainage has some low 5th class obstacles and plenty of scrambling. Took us about 2hrs. | |||||||
| Amazing | Dry
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| Normal  | 5 hours
| 4 people Intermediate to Advanced | Shyamv (10 reports) | |
Comment: Stayed low the whole way a couple of snug but predictable sections of squeeze. One group member exited before the final (tight) narrows.
Dry conditions compared to previous trip report. Almost all mud/water was avoidable until final pool. the few spots of retained water were knee deep at most, and could be avoided. (the exception is the final pool, that had a trickle of flow into it, and was quite deep and cold.) The final rappel is on a directionally shifting/moving chalk stone that one would need to high-stem to replace. It's functional with caution, and directionally stable. When we pulled/tested, the rock did shift. Furthermore, the webbing for the anchor is sun-exposed and white (meaning, it's hard to tell if it has been bleached / damaged. That being said, we stuck a rope on the final rap and ascended on the anchor, so it was strong enough. A more confident high-stemming team may want to reinforce, or shift the anchor to reduce the instability / sun exposure. 100' rope was needed.
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| | | | 5 hours
| 6 people Intermediate to Advanced | Cheveran (103 reports) | ||
Comment: FULL OF WATER after recent rains. The pool in the first section was neck deep or so. Down canyon there were spots with thigh to waist deep wading. Nonetheless, a great time.
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| Great | Very Low
| | | 7 hours
| 2 people Beginner to Intermediate | Nolimitfez (10 reports) | |
Comment: After recent rain, not possible or realstic to stay dry (only thigh deep at highest, I'm 6'0'). Downclimb into pool is unavoidable and since wet, doesn't make sense to stem and waste energy as is getting warm again and long. Had to exhale a few times to squeeze through 4th narrows but not as intimidating as originally thought. If you're actually a thin person or young you shouldn't find much issues but don't take it lightly Webbing extended from pool at grim crawl so inspect. Last rappel and exit is gorgeous. Exit hike up is steep but easy, potentially loose depending on recent weather.
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| Amazing | Very Low
| None
| | 5 hours
| 3 people Beginner to Advanced | Thegazelle (56 reports) | |
Comment: Was able to stem over most of the water till the last pool. Got about shin deep by using the ledge.
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| Amazing | Very Low
| None
| Special challenges | 6 hours
| 7 people Beginner to Advanced | Ibleedcoffee (6 reports) | |
Comment: 7 people. One of the team members had difficulty with 4th narrows. Unfortunately, a backtrack with an ascend out was necessary to retrieve 2 of the people.
Very fun challenging canyon, a blast if you can squeeze through!
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| Amazing | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| Great | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| Amazing | Dry
| None
| Normal | 5 hours
| 3 people Beginner to Advanced | Mayalk (12 reports) | |
Comment: The fourth narrows felt fairly consistent in width. No significant obstacles to duck, step over, or otherwise avoid. It got to about somewhere between 7.5" and 8" (measurement based on which helmets fit, and which had to come off).
There are several pools, all below the knee. Almost all are stem-able if you decide to care. Read Bluugnome's beta for a description of how to stay out of the final pool when exiting.
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| | | | | Candition.com (287 reports) | |||
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com, see Trip Report for full details.
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| Amazing | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| Amazing | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| Very Low
| None
| | | CanyonCollective.com (83 reports) | |||
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at CanyonCollective.com, see Trip Report for full details.
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| Amazing | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
