Imlay, current beta

[TripleJ]

Just curious if anyone had been through there recently. I am interested in water levels. My crew will be going June 26th.

Thanks,
Justin

[jman]

I'm hitting it this weekend, and I'll report back. But we're expecting keeper-mode with low water levels - fun!!

[kilo]

I went through last Saturday (6/9/12). Water is mid-level. You probably won't be able to beach-whale out of too many potholes. Bring your pothole escape gear. The water was still pretty chilly. Have fun!

[jman]

Went through with a group of 6 on 6/16 (Sat) with Shaun (Trackrunner) as our leader who did a fantastic job! All us of us were noobs to Imlay except for Shaun and one his friends. A full TR will come shortly, including my buddy Jeff's and his acclaimed POV GoPro video edit of the beast.

Anyways, 2 or 3 holes required hooking to get out. 3+ required potshots. 1 was setup as a guided-rap. (We have never done that before). The rest required good finger locks and partner-assists. 2 of us (including me) did it in 3/2mm shorties and were in reasonable shape (high cold tolerance). 2 wetsuits for a few (3mm) and 5mm wetsuits were just enough for the rest.

No beach whalin' for us. Too low to do that. Good luck and be safe! Don't underestimate this beast.

[TripleJ]

jman,

Thanks for the info. Did you do full Imlay or the sneak? About how long did it take you?

Thanks again!

[jman]

jman,

Thanks for the info. Did you do full Imlay or the sneak? About how long did it take you?

Thanks again!

We did the sneak.

We wanted to start at 4:30 but the usual morning things delayed us (bathroom, sorting the gear and equalizing the load, driving up to the grotto, etc.) We started from the Grotto at about 5:20. We hit Temple of Sinawava at 10pm. We hit the exit rap about 8:00-8:30pm which allowed just enough light to hike out the rest of Narrows.

It took 6 of us about 16 1/2 hrs. A group of 4 would of shaved down that time at least two hours. However, we did have a guide through the canyon which I'm sure saved a few hours as well as headaches (routefinding, what to expect, best way to conquer the pothole, etc.).

Btw, I posted a another thread about losing gear, and when you go through and if find any of our gear - please let me know! Thanks a milllion!

[TripleJ]

Did the Imlay Sneak on Monday June 25th. It took our 3 man team 11.5 hours car to car. Most Keepers were almost dry. Hooked out of 3 or 4, pot shotted a couple. One of our crew is an amazing climber and was able to escape 3 keepers without assistance. All in all an amazing trip.

On a side note we did remove quite a bit of trash from the canyon. Candy wrappers, gatorade bottles, etc..

[ratagonia]

On a side note we did remove quite a bit of trash from the canyon. Candy wrappers, gatorade bottles, etc..

thanks for removing other people's careless trash...

Tom