Conditions:Wilson Mountain Canyon-20190623013956

Latest:	22 Jun 2019 (5 yrs, 12 mos ago)

Reported by:	Mojojojo (27 reports)
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Dry
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Special challenges
Time: "-4hours" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.	3 hours

Team: 3 people with experience level Advanced

Trip report URL:

Comments: The hike up the hill is steep and with a lot of bushwhacking. Once you get to the first rap you are rewarded with beautiful views of Sedona for the remainder of the canyon. There is an arrow carved into a tree on the right side of Wilson Canyon Trail telling you where to turn off and start bushwhacking up the hill. All anchors were in good shape. There might be a way to get to the first rap by hiking up Wilson Mountain Trail towards the first bench and then bushwhacking over the ridge. If this is possible, it would make the approach easier.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
21 Dec 2024					4 hours	1 people Intermediate	Dyln cole (76 reports)
Comment: Webbing looks good, though lots of extra, couldn't play canyon dad today so only took out two sets. R4 pine is stressed, lost bark and color, if you go be prepared to find an anchor high ldc or over rdc (tricky with icy conditions? maybe). As of today, it holds. Otherwise, all looks good. Note for new canyoners, please go with experience and know what you're doing beforehand. Someone placed a blue webbing 15ft wrap 3 pull 2 sliding x webbing anchor at R5 (which I removed), pretty unnecessary, know before you go.
4 Nov 2023	Unknown	Dry	None	Special challenges	File:TimeX.png hour File:BarX.png	2 people Advanced	Mojojojo (27 reports)
Comment: There is currently a hive of very aggressive yellow jackets at the bottom of the first rappel. The first member of our party was swarmed by 100+ yellow jackets on the way down first rappel. Was forced to ascend. Miraculously not stung! But that was just dumb luck. We aborted the canyon and hiked out. Recommend not attempting this route until it is cold enough for yellow jackets to be non-active.
8 Jun 2023	Good	Dry	None	Normal	2 hours	1 people	Nclegg (414 reports)
23 Jan 2023		Very Low	Rain jacket	Special challenges	4 hours	2 people Advanced	EMoorcroft (451 reports)
Comment: Special challenges are for ice and snow. Some downclimbs were slippery and icy. Cool canyon with some water. Anchors looked great. Used a Fiddle stick on all rappels.
5 Nov 2022	Good	Dry		Easy	4 hours	2 people Advanced	Mojojojo (27 reports)
Comment: We changed out webbing on R4. R5 will also probably need to be changed soon. Enjoyable route with great views the entire way! Straightforward approach. Good for a quick half day adventure !
12 Jul 2022	Good	Dry		Normal	5 hours	1 people Advanced	Cooper smith (30 reports)
Comment: 5 hours reflects canyon plus 30 minutes at the creek. Took it slow to manage the july heat. All anchors in good shape. Fiddle sticked all, no issues. Great views.
13 May 2022	Good			Easy		2 people Intermediate to Advanced	SEDONACANYONEERING (1 reports)
Comment: 4 hours car to car with a 30 minute creek visit. Found it straightforward to take Wilson mountain trail and to cross into approach drainage before track heads up the ridge. For full value we continued hiking and downclimbing to the creek. One spot has a makeshift ladder in place. No ropes needed after the technical portion.
21 Oct 2021 Trip report	Great		None	Normal		1 people	Rlebfrom (28 reports)
Comment: Changed out webbing at raps 3,4,5 LDC. Approach and views were spectacular. Video of trip report: https://vimeo.com/641284470
29 Aug 2021	Good	Dry	None	Easy	4 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Mojojojo (27 reports)
Comment: Really nice day and rap route. I love routes where you do the hard hiking first! All raps in good shape, no surprises. Straightforward canyon that makes for an enjoyable 1/2 day, especially if you take a dip in the creek afterwards! Sort of bushwacky on the way up but the bushwhacking section is short. The views on this route are incredible- definitely the highlight of the trip!
27 Mar 2021	Good	Dry	None	Normal	4 hours	8 people Beginner to Advanced	Andrewsandstrom (46 reports)
Comment: Like this overall. climb in steep, but not bad bushwhacked. Beta on Rappels is good, fun descents with nice starts. Hike out easy back to main trail. Fun
14 Jan 2021	Great	Dry	None	Normal	5 hours	4 people Beginner to Intermediate	Matts (4 reports)
Comment: Good trip, canyon was dry. A 200 foot rope is definitely too short, make sure to carry a pull cord or a longer rope
15 Mar 2020	Great	Very Low	Rain jacket	Special challenges	5 hours	1 people Intermediate	CrackCocainino (9 reports)
Comment: First solo trip. Very wet for Sedona, lots of slippery slick rock making for slow travel. Links lay in waterways here, prone to rust. Re-tightened links.
14 Jan 2020	Good	Dry		Normal	4 hours	2 people Brand new to Advanced	EMoorcroft (451 reports)
Comment: watch for crack on first rapp/ throw. there is a rope eater crack that our line fell into, but was easily cleared by first man down. did not locate last rapp so placed an anchor on a small tree ldc. took trail to ridge then bushwhacked up and over ridge, seemed the most direct approach.
4 Jan 2020	Good	Dry	None	Easy	6 hours	4 people Brand new to Beginner	Coalemus (160 reports)
Comment: All anchors in good condition. Seemed wetter than normal from recent snowmelt but all pools were avoidable.
27 Oct 2019	Good	Dry	None	Normal	3 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	Erek (206 reports)
Comment: Great beginner friendly canyon. Mellow canyon with no real rappel or rope pull issues. Steep hike up with minimal bushwacking. Due to high use, faint trail and cairns mark the way to first rappel. Fun, interesting hike up and downclimb down. Amazing views of Sedona.

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