Conditions:White Roost Canyon (West Fork)-20230206055247
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5 Feb 2023 (2 yrs, 4 mos ago) |
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| Reported by: | Thegazelle (53 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Great |
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| Waterflow: | Dry |
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| Wetsuit: | None |
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| Time: |  3 hours
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Team: 4 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced
Trip report URL:
Comments: All water avoidable. Hit the last narrow section with perfect lighting
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Great | Dry
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| Normal |  2 hours
| 4 people Intermediate to Advanced | Tcarlisle (77 reports) | |
Comment: Anchors are in ok-still serviceable--shape. There is no water in the canyon. Some of the walls in the canyon had sand on them which made stemming a bit slippery at times. While some of the raps can be downclimbed we just rappelled them.
The lower slanted-slot section will make you work to get through it, but it is not supper long. It is very dark in one section so a headlamp is a good idea to have otherwise you'll have to feel around in the dark for placements when stemming/chimneying. The slanted slot is fun but, by the time you're wishing you could stand up straight, you'll be at the end of the technical section of the canyon. Schlepping packs and bags through this slot is a chore so try to pack light for this canyon--but not stupid light. The exit is very well marked with good cairns. It is easy to follow and the path up is not too strenuous. As of this posting the Lower San Rafael Road to Texas Hill is in about as good of shape as you could hope for--dry, without any ruts. Blackburn Wash Road through BLM 1110 (which takes you to the White Roost and Chambers) is in good shape with intermittent sections of washboards but it is completely dry. Video of our descent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0OrZPVGcU
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| Good | Dry
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| Normal | 3 hours
| 2 people Advanced | MMclimbhigh (24 reports) | |
Comment: Dry conditions. All anchors in good shape. Quick easy jaunt
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| Great | Dry
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| 4 people Intermediate to Advanced | Thegazelle (53 reports) | |
Comment: All water avoidable. Hit the last narrow section with perfect lighting
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| Dry
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| | | Scott Patterson (3 reports) | |||
Comment: My son and I did West Fork White Roost yesterday. It appears that someone did the canyon not that long ago, but when I inspected and yanked on the sling for the chockstone anchor for the big rappel, it shifted with only a moderate tug on the sling (this should be a good reminder to always check your anchors; it is scary to think that someone recently used that anchor).
We tried to arrange the chockstone a little, but it would still move. There wasn't any other anchoring material near the rappel, but we climbed up the previous short drop to find a few rocks for a deadman, There weren't too many rocks available. We were going to climb the 40' downclimb to find more rocks, but a thin layer of snow and ice made it impossible to climb (it might melt soon since it just snowed the day before our trip). For us the deadman worked, but it isn't that beefy and if it rained or had a freeze thaw cycle, I'd use extreme caution and test/inspect the anchor thoroughly (which you should always do anyway). There are no rocks left at the level of the rappel or the level above it for anchor material. My suggestion for anyone doing the canyon in the near future is to toss a few rocks down the 40' downclimb/rappel for better anchor material since we used every single rock (only about three moderate sized ones) available.
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| Amazing | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| | | | | 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) | ||
| Great | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| Great | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| Amazing | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| Great | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
| Good | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||