Is Heap or Imlay full of water after the recent rain?

[Slot Machine]

Walking through The Narrows yesterday evening, we ran into a group fresh out of Imlay. They said it was fairly empty, tough to get out of the potholes, and they never put their wetsuits on.

[jman]

Walking through The Narrows yesterday evening, we ran into a group fresh out of Imlay. They said it was fairly empty, tough to get out of the potholes, and they never put their wetsuits on.

Must of been my group. They said at most there was a pothole that was neck deep for 5 seconds but most were no more than thigh deep to calf feel the entire time.

Oh, And they went right sneak and they said that SUCKED BAD compared to left sneak just as a FYI.

[Slot Machine]

Must of been my group. They said at most there was a pothole that was neck deep for 5 seconds but most were no more than thigh deep to calf feel the entire time.

Oh, And they went right sneak and they said that SUCKED BAD compared to left sneak just as a FYI.

Yes, probably. They were describing it to me and I was confused. A small language barrier. Couple of European guys with a pro climber? With a couple of younger guys?

One dude in the group was hilarious, about 20 yrs old, hiking down the narrows with flip flops on, no hiking stick. The water was muddy and high, but it didn't stop him! He was flying downstream in those flip-flops!

I think he has x-ray vision, or else all his toes would be broken. All very upbeat guys for being on the trail for some 15 hours.

[Iceaxe]

Oh, And they went right sneak and they said that SUCKED BAD compared to left sneak just as a FYI.

WOW.... I think right (east) sneak is a lot easier than left.

What do others who have done both think?




Tap'n on my Galaxy G3

[trackrunner]

I told these guys go left vs right.

What do others who have done both think?

Shane a forest fire burned a lot of the bush whacking in left sneak a few years ago. For that reason I choose left over right. YMMV

[Iceaxe]

Shane a forest fire burned a lot of the bush whacking in left sneak a few years ago. For that reason I choose left over right. YMMV

Thanks for the info.... it has been a couple years since I have done Imlay.


Tap'n on my Galaxy G3

[PG Rob]

Went through Imlay Right Sneak today. Bushwacking was no big deal at all. It has flashed within the last day or 2... definately since Saturday. Everything was full and much of the canyon was flowing. Group of 7: 9:47 from car to shuttle.

[ratagonia]

Went through Imlay Right Sneak today. Bushwacking was no big deal at all. It has flashed within the last day or 2... definately since Saturday. Everything was full and much of the canyon was flowing. Group of 7: 9:47 from car to shuttle.

It would be great if you could post a conditions report on Canditions.

http://www.candition.com/canyons

Thanks.

Tom

[Byron]

One week ago, as Ross and I were finishing our Narrows top down hike, we came across a group of 4 and one solo guy rapping from Imlay. They said the potholes were "tippy top full" and not a single toss or hook out was needed.

[ratagonia]

WOW.... I think right (east) sneak is a lot easier than left.

What do others who have done both think?

Have done both this year, and a top-down. Tri-fecta?

The going UP on the Left Sneak is definitely easier. The burn-out helped a lot. But the going DOWN is WAY harder, with scrappy downclimbs and other things that take time and energy.

On the LEFT Sneak, there is a cliff-band section, usually passed by following trails left to a crappy ledge with a crappy handline. Nearly lost a dude there a couple years ago, so this time I insisted on rapping the cliff-band section. 120 feet does not get you to the bottom! But it does get you to a cool hole/ledge behind an arch, and we used the arch to rap the further 50 feet to the ground. Yes, all this took a lot of time, so our total time to the suit-up spot was 5 hours (quite casual pace), rather than the 4 hours usual for the Right Sneak.

From there, Log Soup slowed us down some. The Birth Canal was blocked by a log which we spent 20 minutes trying to move out. Couldn't. Climbed up over the top and rapped the other side.

Otherwise - all potholes full, water not so cold.

[Iceaxe]

The going UP on the Left Sneak is definitely easier. The burn-out helped a lot. But the going DOWN is WAY harder, with scrappy downclimbs and other things that take time and energy.

Thanks, going left it was the cliff band on the way down that I thought sucked.