Conditions:South Fork Mineral Creek (Lower)-20180821025323
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Latest: |
18 Aug 2018 (6 yrs, 11 mos ago) |
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| Reported by: | Austinfarnworth (5 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Amazing |
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| Waterflow: | Moderate |
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| Wetsuit: | Full wetsuit |
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| Difficulty: | Special challenges |
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| Time: |  3 hours
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Team: 2 people with experience level Advanced
Trip report URL:
Comments: We did the canyon twice in two days, enjoying the rare low water conditions. We found that the lower canyon is more tame than the middle, and more beautiful, with options to rappel around the hydraulic challenges instead of being forced to face them directly. We found that you can exit the canyon at almost any point, making it not very committing. Because of this, we took beginners through the lower canyon the next day and they did just fine. The jump over the waterfall on R3 is worth doing, especially in low water conditions.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Good | Moderate High
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | 3 hours
| 4 people Beginner to Expert | Xenonrocket (103 reports) | |
Comment: Gauge at 26cfs. Bypassed all the flowy bits due to group experience level
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| Great | Low 
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | | 2 people | Freshseeker (8 reports) | |
Comment: Pretty low at 35 cfs. Still super fun. No anchors on rap 1,4,5. Wet webbing knot block on rap 2. Some pools were not deep enough to jump into safely. The jump after rap 1 was plenty deep though.
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| Amazing | Moderate
| Full wetsuit
| Special challenges | 3 hours
| 2 people Advanced | Austinfarnworth (5 reports) | |
Comment: We did the canyon twice in two days, enjoying the rare low water conditions. We found that the lower canyon is more tame than the middle, and more beautiful, with options to rappel around the hydraulic challenges instead of being forced to face them directly. We found that you can exit the canyon at almost any point, making it not very committing. Because of this, we took beginners through the lower canyon the next day and they did just fine. The jump over the waterfall on R3 is worth doing, especially in low water conditions.
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