
Starting up from the trailhead. I recommend looking at my other trip report for more photos of the Class 3 ascent to Frenchman Mountain. Following are just a few for reference.

Arrows help point the way up the west face Class 3 route.

Class 3 crux.

View back down.

Fun ledge section just before getting off the face.

We summitted Frenchman Mountain and then took the standard road/trail down to the head of Frenchman Mountain Canyon (center). The standard route to get to the canyon would have come up and over from the saddle top center of this photo.

Rocky drainage to get to the head of the canyon.

Jon on the first rappel, which is avoidable.

View back up at the avoidable first rappel.

Starting down the canyon where it begins to narrow.

A short rappel into the narrows.


View back toward the rappel.

Pretty narrows, short rappels and down-climbs.

Another rappel into a longer section where Frenchman Mountain Canyon opens up.

View back in the open section.

The canyon narrows again and becomes surprisingly pretty.

View back at a down-climb.

Really pretty section.

Another rappel or down-climb.

Another short rappel.


Approaching the last few rappels.

A tight section just before the last rap.

Final rappel, biggest of the canyon.

View back up at the last rappel.

We exiting Frenchman Mountain Canyon's drainage and took a series of roads/trails/gullies back to suburbia below.
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