Can anyone give a recent condition report of Pine Creek and Keyhole. Since this year has been so dry I’d like to know if wetsuits are even needed.
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Can anyone give a recent condition report of Pine Creek and Keyhole. Since this year has been so dry I’d like to know if wetsuits are even needed.
hank moon
The experience could also be diminished by getting really cold. Some friends of mine went through 2 days ago and said they were happy to have wetsuits. All it takes to freeze in PC is one immersion in the very cold water (which will probably happen w/o special precautions or reptilian climbing ability) a little breeze…perhaps getting stuck behind a party of 12 who are sharing 5 harnesses between them (who are also freezing and therefore reluctant to let you pass). It’s high season down here and the slots are flowing with newbies.
Besides…
It’s generally easy to cool off – just get in the water and flush your suit. Getting warm ain’t so easy.
hank
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 2:37 PM, fgmegargel fgmegargel@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thank you. That was helpful. I’ve never been thru it before, but I didn’t > want to ruin the experience by incinerating in an un-needed wet suit.
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “Brent Hawkins” wrote:
Pine Creek Friday. Conditions very straightforward, good and relatively
dry. There was an earlier report of a dead deer or other animal messing
things up-that seems to be mostly gone, just a little smell post
cathedral. The water seemed surprisingly unskanky. To your question
regarding wetsuits: there were three of us, one with a full, another
with a shorty, and a third with just a top. I think the guy with the
thin full (me J) was the happiest, but probably a matter of tastes and
preferences.
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> Subject: [from Canyons Group] Pine Creek & Keyhole conditions
Can anyone give a recent condition report of Pine Creek and Keyhole.
Since this year has been so dry I’d like to know if wetsuits are even
needed.
fgmegargel
Thank you. That was helpful. I’ve never been thru it before, but I didn’t want to ruin the experience by incinerating in an un-needed wet suit.
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “Brent Hawkins” wrote:
Pine Creek Friday. Conditions very straightforward, good and relatively > dry. There was an earlier report of a dead deer or other animal messing > things up-that seems to be mostly gone, just a little smell post > cathedral. The water seemed surprisingly unskanky. To your question > regarding wetsuits: there were three of us, one with a full, another > with a shorty, and a third with just a top. I think the guy with the > thin full (me J) was the happiest, but probably a matter of tastes and > preferences.
From: Yahoo Canyons Group [mailto:Yahoo Canyons Group] On Behalf > Of fgmegargel > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:11 AM > To: Yahoo Canyons Group
Subject: [from Canyons Group] Pine Creek & Keyhole conditions
Can anyone give a recent condition report of Pine Creek and Keyhole. > Since this year has been so dry I’d like to know if wetsuits are even > needed.
>
TomJones
thank you for indulging my request, and for the report.
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “Brent Hawkins” wrote:
This was my first time in, so I was probably enjoying it a little too > much to take good notes and have my observations below be too reliable. > With that said:
The ‘first obstacle’ pool was about 4 feet, I think. We skirted it
The ‘cathedral pool’ depth was about 6 feet.
The swims a rappel or two after that were relatively short.
Just a beautiful day, although a little windy at the last rappel.
Enjoy!
Brent Hawkins
This was my first time in, so I was probably enjoying it a little too much to take good notes and have my observations below be too reliable. With that said:
The ‘first obstacle’ pool was about 4 feet, I think. We skirted it
The ‘cathedral pool’ depth was about 6 feet.
The swims a rappel or two after that were relatively short.
Just a beautiful day, although a little windy at the last rappel.
Enjoy!
From: Yahoo Canyons Group [mailto:Yahoo Canyons Group] On Behalf Of TomJones Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 11:53 AM To: Yahoo Canyons Group Subject: Re: [from Canyons Group] Pine Creek & Keyhole conditions
Thank you Brent.
“relatively dry” has a very wide range of meanings, perhaps you could state exactly what you mean by that… though your discussion of rubber usage covered quite a bit of that ground.
Tom
— In Yahoo Canyons Group , “Brent Hawkins” wrote:
Pine Creek Friday. Conditions very straightforward, good and relatively > dry. There was an earlier report of a dead deer or other animal messing > things up-that seems to be mostly gone, just a little smell post > cathedral. The water seemed surprisingly unskanky. To your question > regarding wetsuits: there were three of us, one with a full, another > with a shorty, and a third with just a top. I think the guy with the > thin full (me J) was the happiest, but probably a matter of tastes and > preferences.
From: Yahoo Canyons Group [mailto:Yahoo Canyons Group ] On Behalf > Of fgmegargel > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:11 AM > To: Yahoo Canyons Group Since this year has been so dry I’d like to know if wetsuits are even > needed.
>
TomJones
Thank you Brent.
“relatively dry” has a very wide range of meanings, perhaps you could state exactly what you mean by that… though your discussion of rubber usage covered quite a bit of that ground.
Tom
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “Brent Hawkins” wrote:
Pine Creek Friday. Conditions very straightforward, good and relatively > dry. There was an earlier report of a dead deer or other animal messing > things up-that seems to be mostly gone, just a little smell post > cathedral. The water seemed surprisingly unskanky. To your question > regarding wetsuits: there were three of us, one with a full, another > with a shorty, and a third with just a top. I think the guy with the > thin full (me J) was the happiest, but probably a matter of tastes and > preferences.
From: Yahoo Canyons Group [mailto:Yahoo Canyons Group] On Behalf > Of fgmegargel > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:11 AM > To: Yahoo Canyons Group
Subject: [from Canyons Group] Pine Creek & Keyhole conditions
Can anyone give a recent condition report of Pine Creek and Keyhole. > Since this year has been so dry I’d like to know if wetsuits are even > needed.
>
Brent Hawkins
Pine Creek Friday. Conditions very straightforward, good and relatively dry. There was an earlier report of a dead deer or other animal messing things up-that seems to be mostly gone, just a little smell post cathedral. The water seemed surprisingly unskanky. To your question regarding wetsuits: there were three of us, one with a full, another with a shorty, and a third with just a top. I think the guy with the thin full (me J) was the happiest, but probably a matter of tastes and preferences.
From: Yahoo Canyons Group [mailto:Yahoo Canyons Group] On Behalf Of fgmegargel Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:11 AM To: Yahoo Canyons Group Subject: [from Canyons Group] Pine Creek & Keyhole conditions
Can anyone give a recent condition report of Pine Creek and Keyhole. Since this year has been so dry I’d like to know if wetsuits are even needed.