) to just past a steep rock band where there was an overhang on the right (looking downhill). To ease descent, we rappelled about 30 m ( 99 ft. Everyone needs to be cautious of loose rock. Walk down the ridge, looking for a reasonable place to travel east down into Crumbling Canyon.įrom the top of the ridge, the route finding challenge begins! Our path was to work down a very short distance (20-30 vertical feet), then cut left and over to a steep gully that drops straight down. The ridge looks directly down into Crumbling Canyon. Once on open slopes, head to the ridge, trending right. Stay mostly straight/left at junctions, working up to more open slopes.
From this point, the social trail seemed to become less defined. Stay left here, instead of going up the right fork. Follow the canyon up as it steeply ascends.Ī junction is reached with a corridor/canyon on the right that has a boulder visible at the end. Go left up the bottom of the canyon instead. A minute up the side canyon, a social trail leaves on the right up a steep slope. At the first major canyon coming in on the left, the trail splits. Follow the social trail up canyon along the canyon floor. As the road ends, a social trail leaves on the left and heads to the canyon bottom. With good route finding the approach is very do-able without a rope, but good route finding will be needed.įrom the parking spot, walk up the old road. The canyon itself is straightforward with easy rappels, but the route finding down loose slopes to get to the canyon bottom is likely to cause beginners a fair bit of stress.
I would recommend this canyon for intermediates or better. We took our 5-year-old through the canyon, and it was definitely one of the least favorite ones she has done and least favorite of mine that I have taken her through. The approach is short, but steep! Once up, the descent down into the canyon is steep AND loose, requiring a fair bit of care to navigate safely. Well, it turned out more crumbly and more arduous than perhaps it looked on paper. It has a lot going for it on paper, a short approach, a short canyon section, and only a few relatively short rappels. Crumbling Canyon is a canyon that truly lives up to its name! The canyon, cutting a steep path down through conglomerate rock, is more of a steep gully than a canyon.
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