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May 03, 2020 — Sorry for the poor quality photos on this one. I decided to leave my DSLR in the car since Lower Brimsone Canyon required lots of high stemming that required my full attention and narrows that I was sure would break my camera.
We started from a different trailhead, but I recommend using the Spooky/Peekaboo Trailhead, which is what I've included in my attached map and stats. We entered Brimstone Canyon's sandy wash and headed north until we spotted a sandy weakness on the left, our escape from the canyon up to the west rim. We followed the rim north until we reached a Class 3 slab down climb to enter the head of the canyon. While Lower Brimstone Canyon required no rappels, it is certainly a technical canyon. It seems the consensus is to give it an R rating due to the inherent risk of the required high-stemming and sometimes sketchy downclimbs. This was our first true R-rated canyon, and while we thought it was incredibly fun, I really, really don't recommend attempting an R-rated canyon unless you're fully and rightfully confident in your ability to stem without issues.
While it's hard to give a play-by-play of the canyon's obstacles, I will note that it requires tight squeezes and some route-finding to navigate over or below tighter sections.
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