Yucca Creek

Yucca Creek heads down out of Sequoia National Park from Crystal Cave and cuts through a short but absolutely gorgeous technical section. The exit is unfortunately long and tedious.

From Little Baldy Saddle, hike southwest to the top of the hill. Drop down the other side into a small drainage. Follow this small drainage down til it starts to become steep, then cut left, staying on the west side of the ridgeline where it's not too brushy, eventually cutting right into the drainage. Another creek will join from the right, 500ft above the first technical section. Alternative: From the Crystal Cave parking, hike down to Crystal Cave, pass the spider web gate and head down the path from there. It eventually gets narrow, cuts down to Yucca Creek and disappears. Just head down from here. It's about an hour of climbing over logs and bushwhacking to the first rappel.

The upper technical section starts 500ft below the confluence of two forks, with scenic waterfall rappels (up to 150ft), that can be done dry to either side of the falls, saving you from having to put your wetsuit on too soon. After 4-5 rappels, it goes back to creek walking. Eventually the creek goes dry (I think water gets pulled off into Crystal Cave). Below here is a sizeable dryfall, down-climbable on the left. Soon after, flow rejoins as Cascade Creek enters from the left. Just past Cove Creek, there's a 90ft sliding rappel (longest in this section). Just after is a shorter dropped anchored from way back on a tree. You'll soon enter a very scenic gorge with short slides between potholes. Next significant drop is a potenital jump or slide, followed by a rappel (looks like a great slide, but its shallow. Good spot for cairn anchor in a crack above it). Last is a drop beside a tree (big rocks in the pool, probably don't jump) that can be dwonclimbed or rappelled. This section goes by too fast, but there are not many slots like this in the Sierra.