Conditions:Sundance Canyon-20230522140437

Latest:	21 May 2023 (18 days ago)

Reported by:	EMoorcroft (282 reports)
Quality:	Great
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Time:	5 hours

Team: 4 people with experience level Advanced

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Comments: Fun canyon but by no means R rated.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
21 May 2023	Great				5 hours	4 people Advanced	EMoorcroft (282 reports)
Comment: Fun canyon but by no means R rated.
31 Oct 2022	Amazing	Deep pools	Full wetsuit	Normal	6 hours	2 people Advanced	Cooper smith (11 reports)
Comment: Happy Halloween! Very much a treat to run this canyon, only trick is staying warm. Pretty chilly by the end with 2mm shorty under 4/3 full body. Fall colors in full swing. Other than temps, canyon was amazing. Potholes were all full and provided easy escape. All anchors in good shape. Final rap was incredible. Dropping into the amphitheater out of the slot is an awesome feeling. Fish were biting on small flies, hauled out some trash from campsites. Exit was quick and easy after our fishing excursion.
17 Sep 2022	Amazing		Thin wetsuit		3 hours	2 people Advanced	RFontaine (125 reports)
Comment: Such a beautiful canyon with a truly fantastic final rappel! Like a mini Insomnia. Pools are all full to the brim and cold. All are easy to safely control your slide down into. Take your time to enjoy the sculpted rock features you get to the big rap much quicker than you think! Hike out Point Trail is a stair stepper but easy and quick!
5 Sep 2022	Great	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	5 people Beginner to Advanced	Stber321 (20 reports)
Comment: All potholes overflowing. The water is high enough that we were able to do a small jump and down climb most of the canyon.
21 Jul 2022	Great	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	4 people Beginner to Advanced	Jawx0420 (40 reports)
Comment: Sundance is as beautiful as always! Anchors in good shape. Minor fraying on a strand of the black wedding at the big drop. It's safe and not necessary to replace just yet but bring some extra webbing with you just in case. Did Bear first, used the sneak exit, took a 30 min break for lunch at the top, then ran Sundance. Worst part was taking off the wetsuits and then putting them back on... Lol.
10 Jul 2022	Good	Deep pools	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	4 hours	3 people Expert to Intermediate	Davidsnaz (23 reports)
Comment: There is still plenty of water in the potholes. Ran with a 5mm wetsuit which made the water quite pleasant. Great day and landed at the creek with it all to ourselves. Anchors are in decent shape.
8 May 2022	Amazing	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Ben albrecht (4 reports)
Comment: The first rap you could wander into downstream is blue and I should have cleaned it in retro spect. On the strands around the tree is almost cut through. Luckily it’s an easy downclimb from there or stay true to canyon and avoid needing it. The next few spots with webbing are also easily downclimbed. All the jumps are good and deep. The water was cold but not bad! A handful of decent swims and log down climbs. I moved a log into the last keyhole to aid if you wish to downclimb or jump opposed to busting the rope out. The big raps anchor was good and pulled after a good tug!
19 Sep 2021 Trip report	Amazing	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	4 people Intermediate to Advanced	Jawx0420 (40 reports)
Comment: What a beautiful canyon! This route is fun and relatively easy. All anchors were in good shape. We did a total of 3 raps although one of them could have been down climbed. The water is cold (as usual) and the pools are full. No issues with escaping. Keep an eye out for a dangerous dead fall tree that is precariously placed. It is located near the middle of the technical section and it is literally standing upside down completely vertical with its root ball up on the top of the canyon wall. As you are crossing a large stable log, the tree is on your right side (RDC) and you will want to grab it to help keep your balance BUT DON'T! It will come down and cause some serious injuries or worse. The last rap is simply amazing! It will always be a favorite. I went out with the girl squad and they all crushed it! They set up all of the rigging and did most of the work. Sounds like they are planning their first all female canyon route! Total time was from car to car. We spent about 1.5 hours relaxing by the creek. We could have easily been done in 3.5 hours had we not stopped.
31 May 2021	Great	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	3 hours	4 people Intermediate	Hillbelfi (25 reports)
Comment: Deep cold pools that were close to being potholes - no flowing water. Lots of downed trees but easy to downclimb around. Ended up doing 2 small rappels and a meat anchor to the final large rappel. Great day!
30 Apr 2021	Great	Deep pools	Full wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	3 people Beginner to Intermediate	Nclegg (275 reports)
Comment: After having already hiked in WCC this morning, we intended to complete a short variation of Sundance by dropping in off the rim just before the last couple raps. Gauged this rather poorly and ended up bypassing most of the standard approach but completed the full technical section...so much for that. Webbing all seemed in good condition. Water was very cold and a full wetsuit (at least 4/3 or 5mm) is highly recommended. Multiple frigid swims that'll get your heart pumping. Potholes were all full and we had no issues with escapes but recognized how under the right (wrong) conditions, some could become keepers. A few of the optional rappels can be tackled with either downclimbs or controlled jumps. Last big rap was simply incredible and anchor placement makes for an easy retrieval.
13 Sep 2020	Great	Deep pools	Rain jacket	Normal	2 hours	1 people Advanced	Jec (10 reports)
Comment: Quick day trip from Phoenix area. Water significantly colder than a month ago. Definitely should have packed a wetsuit. No special challenges to speak of. Webbing looked new throughout. Beautiful canyon as always.
30 Aug 2020	Great	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Easy	5 hours	2 people Beginner to Advanced	EMoorcroft (282 reports)
Comment: wore wetsuits for the last few pools before the big rapp. this was good advice from a recent trip report and we were glad we took it. it had rained the night before and there was a descent trickle at the bigg rapp. the most pleasant exit trail we have experienced in quite a while.
9 Aug 2020	Amazing	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	Doctors out (25 reports)
Comment: Potholes basically full, no special challenges. Did it in a shorty but best to have a full. The big rap is preceded by several cold swimmers, so ideally you're not frozen when trying to rig and descend the 180' drop. Time is for car to car loop.
18 Jul 2020	Good	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	2 people Beginner to Advanced	Erek (197 reports)
Comment: A few cold swimmers. Pothole pools all full and easy to get out of. Everything is normal and in good shape.
11 Jul 2020	Great	Deep pools	None	Normal	3 hours	4 people Brand new to Advanced	Canderson (9 reports)
Comment: No wetsuits and very cold water. The second pothole was jumped and all potholes were still in easy mode - no issues with escaping.

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