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Bear Creek - Ouray
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2011-08-17  

Bear Creek - Ouray, CO
2011-08-17       48 by Vaporman
 
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Bear Creek - OurayWest, CO
 
Canyoneering5.00 Miles   8 Hrs   15 Mns    0.61 mph
1,600 ft AEG   
4C R III
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4 days straight of 4 difficult technical canyons... :sweat: What a great canyon to finish our stay in Ouray with! :y: The main issue with this canyon is the 4-6cfs flow making for some wild waterfall rappelling with some potentially nasty hydraulics underneath. :o Thru good rope techniques and rappelling we were able to stay safe, but a real hazard def exists. The handful of waterfall rappels are pretty sweet but this canyon is dominated by loads & loads of down climbing and rock hopping. : rambo : In the lower section you hit this sweet spot with 3 sweet falls in a row and having to rappel right thru the infamous La Cappella Falls. Don't fight the flow, just let it glide you down the rope to the pool below. :) Kinna sad to finish this canyon and get dumped onto the highway knowing that's the last canyon of the trip. :( We did SO many great canyons that it's tough to rank them. Hitting the Ouray Hot Springs afterwards really helped my sore body loosen up. :GB:
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Yea, canyoneering is an extreme sport... EXTREMELY dramatic!!! =p
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