Volunteer Gully

A medicore canyon in the rugged and remote Sycamore Canyon Wilderness. The highlights of this route are the unique geology, and scenic exit up Volunteer Canyon.

From the parking location hike a short distance into the forested drainage.

Start the descent by boulder hopping your way down the drainage. Soon you will encounter a series of short drops thay can be downclimbed or bypassed if desired. Eventually your progression will be stopped by a mandatory drop of ~120'. This rappel can be rigged from a large pine tree at the head of the watercourse. Continue downclimbing and hiking to the confluence with Sycamore Canyon. On our exploration we ascended this canyon byapssing the last rappel via a loose and bushy gully on the left-up-canyon side. No anchors were placed, bring extra webbing.

For full value, continue down to Sycamore Canyon, turn right up canyon and follow Volunteer Canyon to the exit gully. Another option (albeit less desirable) would be to leave the rope fixed and ascend back up to return the way you came.