Conditions:Keane Canyon-20241225040023
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20 Dec 2024 (1 month ago) |
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Reported by: | Rapbear (73 reports) | |
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Quality: | Great |
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Waterflow: | Dry |
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Wetsuit: | None |
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Difficulty: | Normal |
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Team: 11 people with experience level Intermediate to Expert
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Comments: You go to Keane for the mines! The old mines and the history behind this canyon is what really makes this trip worth doing. The hike up is exposed and long but there are so many interesting points of interest along the way. From the aerial ore cart tram to all the old mining equipment. Watch for rusty nails if you are going to explore.
The canyon has some good rappels. All the anchors at the time were in good shape with recently replaced webbing. We ghosted off the white marble slot because you just need to be in there to experience it. The walk between rappels can be long so be sure to bring a friend.
All condition reports
Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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20 Dec 2024
| Great | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11 people Intermediate to Expert | Rapbear (73 reports) |
Comment: You go to Keane for the mines! The old mines and the history behind this canyon is what really makes this trip worth doing. The hike up is exposed and long but there are so many interesting points of interest along the way. From the aerial ore cart tram to all the old mining equipment. Watch for rusty nails if you are going to explore.
The canyon has some good rappels. All the anchors at the time were in good shape with recently replaced webbing. We ghosted off the white marble slot because you just need to be in there to experience it. The walk between rappels can be long so be sure to bring a friend. | |||||||
Good | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7 people Beginner to Advanced | Feroz (34 reports),Boof (31 reports),Levr (21 reports),Giniya5 (7 reports),Knight (7 reports) | |
Comment: We took a while on the approach hike, and also checked out some of the mines. The canyon itself is pretty decent, but the mines and old buildings made it more worth it. Some fun downclimbs and pretty marble in the canyon itself.
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Great | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6 people Intermediate to Expert | Bricepollock (36 reports) | |
Comment: Another great trip up to play around in Big Bell. All anchors and webbing looked good. The rappel is now off the metal cable which is unique.
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Good | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8 people Beginner to Expert | Danielson (93 reports) | |
Comment: Meh. Looks like everything else. There's some mines so +1 stars for that. But also -1 stars for the mines having poisonous air in them because everything in Death Valley has to suck. Thanks for reading this Dav.
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Great | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2 people Intermediate to Advanced | Bricepollock (36 reports) | |
Great | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6 people Brand new to Expert | Xenonrocket (102 reports) | |
Comment: Fun day. Went bottom up to Big Bell. Spent a lot of time exploring Keane and Big Bell mine, including dropping into a shaft in Big Bell. Replaced all anchor webbing. Brennan beta seems pretty accurate still.
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Amazing | Dry ![]() | None ![]() | Normal ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2 people Intermediate | Tarannosaurus (26 reports) | |
Comment: The Keane Mine area is now open, though not widely publicized (still shown on the printed park maps as closed). Did the route from the bottom up (Keane Wonder Mill to the Big Bell Mine) and descended from there. All anchors were present and in relatively good condition (although some webbing will need replacing soon) with the exception of the final necessary rappel (35 feet), which had no anchor. However, we found that it can be down climbed fairly easily. There were also no anchors built for the two optional raps at the end, which we bypassed, although they did look fun. All mine shafts and openings at the Keane Mill and Mine are closed off, but there's plenty to explore at the Big Bell Mine.
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