Hallelujah Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3A I (v3a1 I) Raps:5-6
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| Condition Reports: | 15 Feb 2025
"Total time 1:10. Approach trail was excellently maintained with wooden steps. Pretty brushy canyon but the two rappels I did were decent. There was a |
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| Best season: | AVOID in Summer
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34.2866, -118.2113
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Introduction
This canyon outlet is an unobtrusive cliff on canyon right as you come down through Fusier, not far from the road, but the water stains on the rock give it away. It is usually a dry wash, except shortly after rains. One drop has a vertical cliff with a ledge half way down, which is rather unique in the area, making a great spot to stop, take pictures, and enjoy the scenery. The approach has been made especially easy due to a makeshift outdoor church at 34.28550, -118.21222, with stairs (illegal trail building, something we have in common). If you do this as a night canyon for the "full vuvuzelah experience" the religious revelers and their horns (actually they are antelope and cattle horns) are most prevalent on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, but can be found just about any night, usually during warm weather seasons.
Approach
Condor Peak Trail, Trailhead at mile post 5.82 on Big Tujunga Canyon Road.
Hike up Condor Peak Trail 0.4 miles to saddle. Turn right on use trail to flatted ridge to point used by religious groups 0.55 miles 640 ft gain.
Continue north on ridge down to saddle 0.63 miles loosing about 100 ft. This is your drop-in. We anchored low on a bush canyon right.
Descent
R1 low on a bush canyon right. Descending steep slope with loose soil and rocks
R2 Around the base of shrub and plenty of yucca
R3 short drop in to the drainage having descended about 200 ft from the drop-in
Scramble down canyon to R4 at 2410 ft about 0.8 miles from your start (350-ish from the drop-in)
This is about 80 ft drop don't leave your pack or other gear at the top (HAASE!)
R5 2322 ft, 0.88 miles about 50-60 ft
Turn right down canyon from here after packing up your gear hiking to Big-T road mile post 5.90 2272 ft 1.13 miles
Exit
Mile post 5.90 Big Tujunga Canyon Road
34.2840, -118.2087
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Photos from 5/15/2016
Background
This was first done by Bernd Haase, Jane Fontana, Mark Fitzsimmons and Claudia Schley on 11/11/2007, or thereabouts. Repeated as a night canyon on 5/7/2016 or thereabouts, with trumpeters and praying hordes. We dubbed it "Vuvuzelah" but "Hallelujah" is OK too.