The Windy Trip (Mar. 01-03, 2024)

[GowerGulch42]

Was just up Artists Dip 2 today.  Definitely flowed over the summer!  The lower canyon that last year still had many colorful boulders is mostly just sand and gravel now.  The tallest boulder jam has its base in a few feet more alluvium shortening the climb a bit.  Biggest change is at the end where all that talus from the 2007 wall collapse has finally eroded down to about pre-2007 levels.  No more awkward crumbly climb right at the end, but the two large boulders that were anchoring the last bits of talus creating that climb are still there but you can just walk around them.

Huh, I didn't know that collapse was so recent. We didn't go all the way to the end because of the falling debris, just to the top of the collapse. It's been about 4 years since I was there last, but even then I did notice that climbing was much easier.

Looks like it was chilly out there!

It was not warm!