Fries Creek Canyon
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| | Raps:6+, max ↨115ft
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| Best season: | Early Fall if dry
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49.7394, -123.1882
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Introduction[edit]
Right in Squamish. Start is just across from Fishermans Beach. A nice few drops, but probably not worth the 4 hour approach hike with bush wacking steep loamy terrain. Very pretty.
Approach[edit]
There is a reasonable good trail starting at 49.75642, -123.15861 which works its way up several noses. It travels under the power lines mostly following Fries Creek. At about 300m elevation the trail goes to the lake. After this you mostly bushwack back to the ridge. There are some old logging roads which make this easier for a bit, but then you bushwack to cross the tributary coming in from the south and follow the game trails up an up. Traverse around to the start of the canyon at about 437m elevation.
Descent[edit]
The first descent was done using mostly natural anchors. The 2nd last drop, which is just a little over 30m, was bolted with 2 bolts canyon left. You will need to set up a handline off a natural anchor to safely get to the bolts which give a good low abrasion line down the falls.
Exit[edit]
once all of the drops have been completed, walk down canyon for a couple of hundred metres until you find a way up the steep sides on canyon right. The trail is up there, you just have to find it.
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First descent, Michael Henson and Jon Obst, October 8th 2022.
