White Roost: West fork

My son and I did West Fork White Roost yesterday. It appears that someone did the canyon not that long ago, but when I inspected and yanked on the sling for the chockstone anchor for the big rappel, it shifted with only a moderate tug on the sling

We built a deadman that worked, but it isn't that beefy and if it rained or had a freeze thaw cycle, I'd use extreme caution and test/inspect the anchor thoroughly (which you should always do anyway). There are no rocks left at the level of the rappel or the level above it for anchor material.

No water, some mud. Route is well cairned in and out. Fun short canyon that would be decent practice for Chambers if you weren't sure of your team

West Fork was bone dry and all drops had good anchor points. I didn't read the beta carefully and wasn't expecting the final slanted slot to be as tight as it was. My group rapped the first drop into the final slot and then downclimbed the rest of the way, wrestling our rather large packs through. The climb out the stock trail was nice, though I missed finding the inscriptions that are supposed to be there. A nice guy named Mark from Denver was camped at the TH and saw my group walking toward the road, and kindly drove down and offered us a ride back to my Jeep.

A little bit of water right at the beginning, but easy to stem over. Anchors are in good condition. Easy, fun, and straight forward canyon

Dry, anchors in good shape, slanted slot section always fun.

We stayed dry. Anchors not needed at two upper pour-offs if you use partner assist.

Mostly dry, anchors in good shape, a few could easily be downclimbed instead though. There was one pool that could be carefully stemmed over right above the water with a little assistance from you bag if you’re not the tallest of fellows.

Anchors in good shape. A lot of anchors/rap points, but most are easily down climbable. There is water, but it can be stemmed/avoided.

New pothole anchor (deadman) installed E side to access slot from base of upper canyon, all other anchors in good shape. Ankle-deep water for 10', avoidable.

West Fork White Roost, all water avoidable, anchors good.