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dugl33
Jan 26, 2010, 4:39 AM
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agdavis wrote: Can someone enlighten me on what the approach is like? Thanks.
The hike in is fairly trivial, I guess about a twenty minute walk on fairly flat ground. You have one or two mandatory rock traverses to continue on. For the first one cross over the stream before getting to the big pools (left side as you head up canyon).
Here the first rock traverse starts. Its not bad if you have any climbing skills at all, although you might want climbing shoes on at least the first time across. There is a bit of a step across at the end of the first traverse.
Higher on, big boulders choke the canyon. Easy, but be careful.
To continue on, you have another traverse to do. This one is harder than the first, and gave me some pause with a pack on, although you find good positive pockets as you go. The footholds are probably not as good with high water. If you blow it you're going to fall in the pool -- good to know how to swim.
Not sure if recent rains have changed anything, but that's my recolection from just before christmas.
Edit to add: no traverses are required to get to planet of the apes wall.
(This post was edited by dugl33 on Jan 26, 2010, 4:42 AM)
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