Conditions:Vultee's Ladder-20200922211324

Latest:	8 Mar 2020 (6 yrs ago)

Reported by:	EMoorcroft (452 reports)
Location:	Vultee's Ladder
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Very Low
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:	cold deg C
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	9 hours

Team: 5 people with experience level Beginner to Advanced

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Comments: took the ab young trail up, and sterling pass trail out. only waist deep pools but very cold. long run, probably best done in smaller groups. could not locate rapp 3 so we tied off to a boulder on the edge of a shelf.

overall a good time and some scenic rapells. alot of hiking makes you earn it.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
30 Jul 2022	Good	Dry		Normal	7 hours	2 people Advanced	Nclegg (467 reports),RFontaine (351 reports)
Comment: A long, rugged, and enjoyable back country “cliffineering” adventure with great views and ever changing scenery! We approached via AB Young trail; took us about 40mins from parking to the top. The woods up top is beautiful, lush, and green! The initial start down the drainage is a tad brushy but clears quick, turning into a canopy above as you down climb multiple sections to get to the first rappel. Looking through the canopy provides a beautiful backdrop continuing down multiple larger rappels. Eventually the scenery changes and suddenly you emerge from the canopy into a classic Sedona style canyon which was unexpected and a neat feature! A couple fun little chute downclimbs and shallow avoidable pools. We replaced webbing on multiple anchors and used retrievables for some of the drops. We never did find the 2 optional rappels, we kept an eye out but they were far from obvious or hidden in brush. We hiked out via Sterling Pass which was fantastic in it’s self; truly an A+ hiking trail! Beautiful lush forest with lovely views on both sides of the saddle. All in all this was a fun, high mileage day. If you enjoy a lot of hiking with some rappelling/down climbs, this is a good solid route!
8 Mar 2020	Good	Very Low	None	Normal	9 hours	5 people Beginner to Advanced	EMoorcroft (452 reports)
Comment: took the ab young trail up, and sterling pass trail out. only waist deep pools but very cold. long run, probably best done in smaller groups. could not locate rapp 3 so we tied off to a boulder on the edge of a shelf. overall a good time and some scenic rapells. alot of hiking makes you earn it.
6 Jan 2020 Trip report	Good	Low	Full wetsuit	Normal	1 hour	1 people Advanced	Rocknbob33 (10 reports)
Comment: Up and over a AB Young All the way to the parking lot at the end of Dry Creek road Lots of ice and snow