
Heading up the trail leading up the slopes to the south of Great Falls. My car is parked on the far right. Great Basin Falls is in the center.

The trail leads up to a saddle overlooking Great Falls Basin.


Working up on the trail to the saddle.

Saddle overlooking Great Falls Basin.

Entering the head of Great Falls Basin Canyon.

Great Falls Basin Canyon. Some brush and boulders in the wash.

Some larger obstacles before the first rappel.

Looking back toward the larger boulder obstacles.

Some greenery in the canyon.


Looking back up the canyon just before the first rappel.

At the first rappel.

Haha. Great. Rusty old hardware. The webbing was already in place and looked new, so I trusted it.

Looking back toward the first rappel.

After the first rappel, looking down canyon.

I had to go under that fun chockstone in the water.

At the bottom of the second rappel.

After the second rappel, Great Falls Basin Canyon gets a bit of pretty foliage.



And then the canyon narrows up significantly.

An old dam in the narrows.

I placed some webbing on that pipe and used it for my anchor. It seemed fine.

Possible down climb, but I used the pipe mentioned before as a rappel.

A hairpin turn in the canyon. I came from the right (the possible down climb), headed to the left, at the fourth rappel (third if you down climbed that previous one).

Chains visible in the center for the fourth rappel, a quick swimmer away.

Looking down the fourth rappel.

At the bottom of the fourth rappel, looking back up.

Pipes in the canyon, at the fifth rappel.

Looking back up at the fifth rappel. A waist-deep pool.

Final rappel, rap 6. Located just after rap 5.

Looking back up at rap 6, with a full swimmer.

Continuing out of the canyon after rap 6.

Exiting Great Falls Basin Canyon.

Looking back toward the mouth of Great Falls Basin Canyon.

A view from the top of the main falls. My car in the center. Rather than rappelling this last waterfall, I scrambled down a Class 2 social trail on the left.

At the base of the main falls.

Close-up of Great Falls.

The mouth of Great Falls Basin Canyon, seen from the parking area.
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