Bad Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3A III (v3a1 III) Raps:11, max ↨200ft
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| Condition Reports: | 19 Dec 2025
"We were able to get out with daylight in this canyon as the team was efficient in setting up anchors with the number of people we had. The original K |
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| Best season: | Nov-Mar (avg for this region)
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36.2301, -116.7490
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Introduction[edit]
This is a good canyon. It gets its name from the fact that it exits at Badwater Basin. There aren't as many rappels as some others that start from Dante's View; there is kind of a lot of walking. But the 15-or-so rappels are nice and the downclimbing makes this a very worthwhile descent.
Approach[edit]
Descent[edit]
Waypoints in the KML map contain detailed descriptions of all the rappels (courtesy of Bluugnome.com).
Exit[edit]
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
BluuGnome.com : Bad Canyon- Chris Brennen's Adventure Hikes (Southwest) : Bad Canyon
- Super Amazing Map : Bad Canyon
Trip reports and media[edit]
Background[edit]
First canyoneering descent by Mark Duttweiler, John Perry, Randi Poer, Scott Smith, Bob Greer, Ted Wring and Chris Brennen on Nov.15, 2003.