Anyone Done Baptist/UpperChute Lately?

[Shooter McCanyon]

Thinking it might be time to visit an old friend. I've had good luck in the past, but I've heard Upper Chute sometimes holds a lot of water. Any recent intel?

Much Obliged,

Shooter

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http://www.peterjans.com

[peakbaggers]

Thinking it might be time to visit an old friend. I've had good luck in the past, but I've heard Upper Chute sometimes holds a lot of water. Any recent intel?

Much Obliged,


Shooter

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http://www.peterjans.com

We did Baptist and the narrows of Upper Chute on Oct. 5. Found some water in Baptist and nothing in the lower of half of Chute but a couple short pools in upper section. Nothing was over about waist to belly button deep. Used wetsuits but could have done without. I don't believe that there's been any significant precip in that area since then, so what we encountered has probably drained out by now. See our brief report on Candition.com.

[Shooter McCanyon]

Thanks for the report peakbaggers!

[ActionPacker]

Love that canyon as it was one of my first technical canyons. However that first time we hiked it I didn't know you could loop out the top of Upper Chute so we did the long slog out the bottom and up Fault canyon.

This is a much more enjoyable canyon without the extra miles.