Highest drop about 40m (2x50m)
14hrs car to car
Public access
This trip is an epic! This is a 7km slot with a few breaks in it. Once you commit to the slot, you commit to a long day.
The canyon has most of its elevation change and raps at the start. Once you get into the slot, it’s mostly walking/floating down the riverbed, and there aren’t any raps until the marked 26m waterfall.
Photos and topo courtesy of the first descent crew: James Judd, Luke Carpenter and Sacha Knight in April 2023
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