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| | Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical; | | A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit | | I - Short 1-2 hours |
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| no partners | | Starting to try to expand my outdoor adventures and have recently become interested in canyoneering. There are so many amazing waterfalls and canyons in the PNW that just beg to be explored. Set out today with the intention of getting our feet wet and rappelling a couple of small waterfalls.
Parked at Wahclella Falls and hiked up to the Tanner Butte Trail junction to rappel the 2 small waterfalls just above the forest road. I had scoped out the anchor points on my last hike through the area, and its a secluded enough location that we were not worried about having an audience or any unnecessary distractions. It was in the upper 90s and pretty toasty outside, carrying a pack full of harnesses and rope was a bit uncomfortable, but not terrible.
Saw a a small Black Bear on the hike in (my first one in the Gorge) and it even took a moment to pose for us on a rock a little ways off trail before it scrambled up the hillside and out of view. Found a USFS truck parked at the info sign at the base of the falls and the trail itself was completely marked off with orange flagging. Apparently they have expanded the fire closes in the area since they are worried it could spread. We waited for a couple minutes until the ranger walked back down trail and chatted with him. We explained our intention to rappel the falls and he graciously granted us permission to head past the closure and hit the falls.
Online info says the first waterfall is 10' and the second one is 25'. Used webbing to anchor off a tree for both rappels and used a pull cord to retrieve everything. Used the 75' rope doubled for the first waterfall, but it barely reached the bottom (the anchor point is back a bit from the lip of the falls). So we switched to the 120' rope for the second larger falls. Everything went smoothly and we had a great time. Can't wait to get out and explore some more waterfalls! |
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