This trip is now full.  If you'd like to be waitlisted, please contact me - there is a possibility that one or two participants may not be able to make it.

This trip will be a mid-week trip down a local canyon on the North Shore.

The trip involves a 30 minute hike from the parking lot to the drop-in point, where we will put on our wetsuits and helmets, and start hiking down the creek.  For the next 3 or 4 hours, we will wade, swim, splash, rappel, hike and otherwise meander our way through the canyon.  The entire trip can be done in approximately 4 to 6 hours, depending upon number of participants, how many photos we stop for, and how big a hurry we are in.

Final waterfall rappel in Cypress Creek

Skills required:  You should know how to rappel, and be comfortable in water.

Equipment required:  A wetsuit (if the weather is quite hot, a shorty suit should be adequate, but a moderate (3 or 4mm) full wetsuit is preferable), climbing helmet, harness and rappel device, and non-leather shoes.  A small daypack is adequate (for carrying shorts & t-shirt) and perhaps a drybag if you have one (though the organizer will have extras.)  Bring a waterproof camera, if you've got one, and good protection for anything not waterproof (though, once again, the organizer will have some room for cellphones, keys, etc.) Waterproof snacks are also a good idea.

Here is a description of the canyon:

http://www.canyoneeringnorthwest.com/CypressCreek.html

And here are some photos of the canyon on previous trips:

https://picasaweb.google.com/cirrus2000/CypressCreekAugust232010

https://picasaweb.google.com/cirrus2000/CypressCreekOct4201002