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Adobe Swale Left fork Entrance
TR Adobe Swale - left or west fork entrance\r\nCurious to see what the left or west fork entrance of Adobe Swale was like, we entered the canyon on the morning of Sunday Sept 9, 2006. Unable to find any beta on the fork, we entered with an abundance of gear including two 60 meter ropes, one 90 foot rope and plenty of webbing. The Canyon started with an easy drop-in but very quickly descended with at least 4 tricky 25 foot plus downclimbs within the first hundred yards requiring either a body belay or webbing for assistance. There was one mandatory 65 foot rappel after the 4 down climbs that landed us down on a triangular shaped bench wedged into the slot. Many down climbs followed the rappel. Further down canyon the big pothole fork with the 165 foot rappel entered from the left LDC. More downclimbs followed after which we entered an open and very scenic wash. With a large amount of rain the night before we expected to find a wet canyon. The canyon was dry for the most part with all the potholes just a little muddy. There was plenty of green stuff including lots of milkweed. We encountered a rattle snake and many little toads in the wash. The hike up to the exit rim afforded fantastic views of the Dirty Devil, Poison Spring, and the Slidenide, Arscenic and Monoxide exits. \r\n\r\nPictures by Paul French