CLAUSTRAL CANYON ABORTED

Claustral Canyon Trip with NHVSS
We got to the top of the first pitch and decided that there was just too much water in the canyon.
Going down to the 2nd pitch and keyhole would have endangered our lives.
By the time we got back up the first, there were many other groups, none of them went on.

[@louisaklimentos7583]

It looks scary but at the same time spectacular !

[@charlieosko4151]

Nice to see how the pros make good safety decisions. Thanks for posting.

[@grahambates3680]

Good call, I went through claustral in similar conditions in the 90's. Keyhole was blocked and we abseiled off the top. Thunder was interesting with the usual route undoable. Picked up more bruises that day than every other trip combined.

[@CamCakes]

Excellent work team, great to see such well executed safety!

[@tubecat101]

Knowing when to abort and having the fortitude to make the decision is one of the hardest skills to master. Well done

[@kpcscience]

Good call. Better to be safe :D

[@doubledee9675]

I'm surprised that you got as far as you did with all that water. A very sound decision to retreat - disappointing but sound.

[@chip3316]

Good call if the keyhole was covered!

[@thracianTV]

Interesting that there can be so much water when it wasn't even raining and there hadn't been significant rain immediately beforehand either

[@milliganimals]

We were expecting a bit of water, just not that much...