Ifeni Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3B II (v3a2 II) Raps:6, max ↨131ft
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| Best season: | Spring (avg for this region)
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29.8676, -9.0173
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Introduction[edit]
A natural feeling canyon with many deep pools requiring swimming (in a wet year) and a couple slides that can get slotty at times.
Approach[edit]
Park at the end of the road (29.86761, -9.01728) and then aim for a slotty gulley through the wall of rock.
A short ways up the gulley you will angle left and up an arete (no more than Class 3-) to get into the gulley proper. The path is typically pretty well defined with frequent steps and you can see the snaking Ifeni canyon on your left.
After a little less than a mile and 900 ft you reach the top of the gulley and it’s an easy hike on a well defined path towards the next village.
A bit over a half mile further, close to the village, there is a stone wall. A little after this you will hop off the path when it turns near a boulder on the left. Hike down to the wash and you will be in Ifeni Canyon.
Descent[edit]
- R1: Bolts RDC
- R2: Bolts RDC (optional slide or jump)
- R3: Hanging bolts RDC
- Walk a ways to the canyon junction
- Swim
- Swim
- Wade through water
- R4:
- R5: Bolts LDC
- R6: Beautiful double doop rappel
Exit[edit]
Hike out of the canyon and cross fields back to the parking area