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Thread: Lower Eaton Canyon - So Cal
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05-20-2013, 01:07 PM #1
Lower Eaton Canyon - So Cal
We did Lower Eaton Canyon around the end ofMarch while the water flow was decent. My buddy put together a short 1:40 videoso I figured that I would share. Once it gets hot down here, this is oneof the few canyons available with water to keep cool.
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Credit Jon Dalton for the video
Here are a few pics
Jon getting some air time
Marty on last rappel
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05-20-2013 01:07 PM # ADS
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05-20-2013, 01:23 PM #2
Awesome! I want to go to there....
--Cliff
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05-20-2013, 01:37 PM #3
Almost went this weekend. One of my favorites. Plus rappelling into bikini clad college girls on the last rap is always a nice end to the day.
Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit
http://www.rmru.org/
Personal Website
http://www.DrunkRedDragon.com/adventures.htm
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05-20-2013, 01:44 PM #4
Yep....all of the college girls seem to find their way to Eaton for sunbathing at the last falls. There is also the entertainment of S&R helicopter hovering over the last to raps to see who needs rescued. You know it is bonehead central when S&R feels the need to do 2 flybys every Saturday and Sunday.
This weekend was a little cool. Did you still forgo the wetsuit?? I have some friends that want to go in the next week or so but wasn't sure how the water was.
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05-20-2013, 02:08 PM #5Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit
http://www.rmru.org/
Personal Website
http://www.DrunkRedDragon.com/adventures.htm
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05-20-2013, 04:40 PM #6
Nice - how long did it take and did you need to build out anchors along the way?
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05-20-2013, 07:36 PM #7
8 hours just taking our time. All natural anchors except for the last rappel that is bolted. This last time through, I noticed that someone finally put in a chain anchor epoxied the rapid link closed. Last year, I came to the last rappel and upon inspecting the webbing, I noticed that somebody cut 3/4 the way through the webbing near the knot with a knife. It was not easily seen but someone apparently thought it was funny. Obviously one of LA's finest decided to cut the webbing while taking a break from spray painting all of the rocks in the area.
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05-20-2013, 11:15 PM #8
Those are high school girls.
As of 5/4, the water was still surprisingly cold, especially for a pretty dry year. Even though it was a hot day, about 2/3 of my group were glad they had more than shorties. I'd probably recommend a shorty for comfort, but it's not like sans wet suit is a safety hazard.
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