Dye Canyon (Devils Jumpoff)
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| | Difficulty:3A II R (v5a1 II) Raps:2, max ↨200ft
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| Condition Reports: | 5 Mar 2017
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WaterflowIntroduction[edit]
As Dye Canyon joins the San Diego River, it plummets 810ft in just 0.3 miles at a featured called the Devils Jumpoff. This canyon is usually dry but can become a monster waterfall after heavy rains.
Approach[edit]
The best approach is usually done hiking from Ramona, as shown on the map.
Descent[edit]
Rappels:
- 1st Rappel: 150-200ft from boulder LDC. Current anchor set back from the lip (April, 2014) puts the rappel at 200'.
- 2nd Rappel: aprox 70ft from boulder in the middle of a hanging pool. DANGER: when flowing, this pool may display powerful currents
The rest of the drops can be downclimbed in one way or another
Exit[edit]
There is an expedited exit climbing up the walls of the canyon RDC at the bottom of the big drop. This is a shorter but more challenging route. There is a longer but easier exit hiking up a ravine on RDC after the canyon opens up. Watch out for poison oak.
Red tape[edit]
There is a shorter access from the north but it requires trespassing SDG&E private property and hence it is not recommended.
Beta sites[edit]
Trip reports and media[edit]
- https://www.facebook.com/luca.chiarabini/media_set?set=a.10151591567111103.1073741835.669366102&type=3 First documented descent
- Closer pictures of the Jumpoff
Background[edit]
First documented descent was lead by Luca Chiarabini & Sonny Lawrence in 2013. No anchors were discovered at the top, along the walls or in the hanging pool. We retrieved the natural anchor from the top after we exited the canyon, but left the anchor in the pool.
