Eardley Canyon (Lower)
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Also known as: Eardley Canyon; Lower Eardley Canyon; Eardley Canyon Technical Day Hike; Eardly Canyon, Straight Wash (Lower), Lower Straight Wash.
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| Difficulty:3B III (v3a2 III) Raps:6, max ↨50ft
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"It was a fun day of swims and jumps! Potholes were mostly full, and the keeper pothole was escapable without any special tools. Weather reports said t |
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Best season: | Spring;Summer;Fall;HOT in Summer
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Introduction
A fantastic half day of potentially watery fun.
Approach
Once you've parked your car and navigated to the base of the canyon, you'll go up the right side of the canyon edge. Be sure to grab some map data, as finding the correct location to drop in can be difficult.
Descent
Rappels
- R1: 25 feet into a pool
- R2: 40 feet
- R3: 10 feet - Can be downclimbed or jumped depending on water level.
- R4: 20 feet into a pool that is a semi-keeper.
- R5: 20 feet - Typically the anchor is set back from the edge.
- R6: 15 feet
Exit
The trail to enter the canyon passes by the exit. As such simply return to your car by the same trail you entered.
Red tape
None
Beta sites
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RoadTripRyan.com : Lower Eardley Canyon
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Climb-Utah.com : Eardley Canyon
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Super Amazing Map : Eardly Canyon
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AmericanSouthwest.net : Eardley Canyon
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CanyoneeringUSA.com : Eardley Canyon
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CanyoneeringUSA.com : Eardley Canyon Technical Day Hike
Trip reports and media
- https://www.stavislost.com/hikes/trail/eardley-canyon : Stav is Lost
- EveryTrail 31 Aug 2009
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Candition.com : Eardley