Windtalker
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| Difficulty:3A II (v3a1 II) Raps:3-4, max ↨200ft
Red Tape:No permit required Shuttle:None Vehicle:Passenger Rock type:sandstone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Condition Reports: | 23 Feb 2025
"Time reflects link with Magic. Was a potentially cool area but in terms of technical descents and canyoneering, this one lacks any draw. The intermitt |
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Best season: | Year round
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Introduction[edit]
Windtalker is a nice canyon, easy approach with little crowds and tourists.
Approach[edit]
Follow the same approach as per Magic Canyon.
Descent[edit]
R1: 200’ free hanging in parts off of bolt anchor.
The next shelf can be downclimbed on the left side, or rappelled from the right.
R2: 165' from a bolted anchor station to the very bottom.
Exit[edit]
Hike side canyon to Hartwell and back to car.
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
sedonacanyoneering.com : Windtalker
Trip reports and media[edit]
Background[edit]
Preserve all arche sites. First descent by Garrett Bennett and Ron Paradis in February of 2021.