55m max drop
Public land
3h / 4h30 / 45min Approach/Descent/Return
A short section of canyoning, beginning with a 50m waterfall (Channel Falls or McGregor Falls) and following with 4 further pitches in a short canyon.
Slippery boulder downclimbs for the remainder of the steep section. The first descent party sidled out where the creek flattens, to the East Holdsworth track.
First descent: Dave Leppard, Lee Den Haan, Kyle Malone and Tim Sutton, March 2022.
A full trip report with photos is available on Tim’s blog:
Images below courtesy of Lee Den Haan and Tim Sutton;
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