Carcass Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3A IV (v3a1 IV) Raps:20 +, max ↨260ft
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36.0044, -116.7126
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Introduction[edit]
This canyon was done in two different trips:
first time 12-24-11 for the West fork version with a 200' rappel and 10 more drops.
Later done again for the main upper fork 12-1-12 and had a 260' rappel, and had over 20 total drops including the lower section done earlier. Each trip done with different partners. See trip report details below
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Trip reports and media[edit]
Two different reports done at separate times and different upper forks
https://www.facebook.com/scott.swaney/media_set?set=a.10151341982017930.541686.668617929&type=3 NOTE: this was for a 2nd trip into this canyon - for the upper, main fork.
Earlier trip listed below here. https://www.facebook.com/scott.swaney/media_set?set=a.10150556742807930.444337.668617929&type=3 - see the second earlier trip report listed above
with Rick Kent, et al, was in the first exploration trip that did the West Fork and the lower section of the canyon. he couldn't make the second upper portion done later.
Background[edit]
Originally explored by Scott Swaney on 2012-12-01 under the identifier "BS 6.". See more at Scott Swaney's Death Valley Canyoneering Exploration.