Conditions:Wallanding Creek-20230914052123

Latest:	13 Sep 2023 (9 days ago)

Reported by:	Blueshade (49 reports)
Quality:	Poor
Waterflow:	Low
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Easy
Time:	1 hour

Team: 2 people with experience level Advanced

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Comments: We did an "after" season trip on our way to Gifford-Pinchot. Low water and late day made for extremely underwhelming conditions. Although I still argue it's an overrated canyon. Rap lengths seem to be overstated by a bit, but we were hurrying and didn't measure. I wasn't overly looking to jump, but jumps didn't seem as plentiful and/or as obvious as they are made to sound. Jumper beware. Descent is a bit unpleasant, but fortunately short.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
13 Sep 2023	Poor	Low	Thin wetsuit	Easy	1 hour	2 people Advanced	Blueshade (49 reports)
Comment: We did an "after" season trip on our way to Gifford-Pinchot. Low water and late day made for extremely underwhelming conditions. Although I still argue it's an overrated canyon. Rap lengths seem to be overstated by a bit, but we were hurrying and didn't measure. I wasn't overly looking to jump, but jumps didn't seem as plentiful and/or as obvious as they are made to sound. Jumper beware. Descent is a bit unpleasant, but fortunately short.
5 Aug 2023	Great	Moderate				7 people Beginner to Expert	Sri (21 reports)
Comment: Lovely pretty canyon with beautiful waterfalls, some fun sporty flow, a couple of short jumps. Got to see a salamander at the very end. It is not done very often, but it definitely deserves more love. Anchors were in great condition. We got to do some fun problem solving in the lower section, which have some short drops but no fixed anchor material. The approach sucks a bit, beware of hornets. Exit went pretty smoothly
26 Jun 2023	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	5 people	K arc (299 reports)
Comment: Got to work for it a bit, but a great little canyon! Tip of the hat to the bolting teams -- very nice. Water levels seem to have diminished over the last several weeks. Get a good power-wash to the face on some of the rappels, but otherwise pretty friendly. Was all psyched up for a terrible thrash out and was pleasantly surprised at how nice it was. Jumped on the old logging grade to get back up to the trucks.
4 Jun 2023	Great	Moderate	Drysuit	Normal	6 hours	5 people Advanced to Expert	Tiffanie (139 reports)
Comment: This is a great canyon! A 4WD with higher clearance is needed to clear one portion of the road otherwise the dirt road is in good condition. The total is not indicative of a "regular" canyoning trip as the team took extra time to find an approach route and set bolts. The water is surprisingly cold even with warmer air temperatures so a dry suit is recommended. There are some rappels where you will rappel directly in the full force of the water. With the current water level, the crux move requires a little stemming and dropping directly in the flow (with an overhang/minimal visibility) so canyoners should be comfortable with that move.
19 Sep 2020	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	5 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Rernst86 (82 reports)
Comment: Dropped in around 2200 feet elevation. This put us just above the big drop. Most raps before the committing section are a nuisance but the canyon is delightful and now that the road is fixed, truck or suv recommended. All bolts are good and still are singles so the next team should plan to add more. Flow was fun.