Fallen Angel (Loop)
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| | Difficulty:3A III (v3a1 III) Raps:2, max ↨105ft
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| Best season: | Best from fall through spring, avoid summer
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37.3091, -113.0623
37.3400, -113.0758
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Introduction[edit]
A seldom done canyon linkup sitting just southwest of North Guardian Angel. Both the Devil's Pit and Immaculate Conception are very similar in style to Northwash canyons and require a fair amount of stemming/down-climbing, despite only being around 450ft long each. Do not attempt this route unless you are comfortable with stemming, unprotected downclimbs, and ascending a rope to escape the Devil's Pit.
Approach[edit]
From the Wildcat Canyon TH, continue down the trail until the junction with the Northgate Peaks trail. Follow this all the way to the lookout, and then follow a lightly used social trail down the hill on the south side into a wash. Follow the wash down and then over the saddle between West Northgate Peak and North Guardian Angel. On the other side, continue down the drainage for about a mile until you arrive at another wash coming in from the South (DCL) side. About 5 minutes up this wash is the bottom of Immaculate Conception. Walk around the left (east) side of the canyon and climb up the hill until you arrive at the saddle above. From here you can go south into the Devil's Pit, or north into Immaculate Conception. We chose to do the Devil's Pit first, then ascend back up and out to do Immaculate Conception.
Descent[edit]
The Devil's Pit: Rappel ~100ft from a large Ponderosa on the DCL side. Leave your rope fixed. Continue down canyon through 2 or 3 stemmy downclimbs. Don't go down anything that you can't come back up. Eventually, the canyon will open up and you'll arrive at a large drop that goes into the Left Fork of North Creek. You would need a subway permit to continue in this direction. Instead, reverse the route, and ascend your rope back up to the top. Immaculate Conception awaits.
Immaculate Conception: Rappel <100ft from a large ponderosa on the DCR side which is leaning over the canyon. Pull your rope for this one! Continue down canyon through several small downclimbs and stemming sections. Eventually you'll arrive at a section with a wide stem followed by a chockstone. After ducking underneath the chockstone, stem further down canyon until you reach a spot that is wide enough to elevator down. Take care not to get stuck here. Afterwards, there is a tight spot that may require some to take their packs off and crawl through on their side. Afterwards, the canyon opens up and your exit awaits.
Exit[edit]
Reverse the approach route
Red tape[edit]
Zion Canyoneering Permit Required