Kafer Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3A II (v3a1 II) Raps:3-5, max ↨100ft
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34.2977, -118.1676
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Introduction[edit]
A short canyon between Josephine Creek and Classic, dropping into Big Tujunga. It uses the same exit trail as Josephine and Great Falls of the Fox
- As with all the Big T canyons your help is needed to keep access open. This entire area is still seeing a slow recovery from the old station fire which means lots of invasive plants and overgrowth in general can quickly close off access to these areas and/or make your time in them miserable. Consider adding a pair of hand shears and/or small bypass loppers to your gear list when descending these places.
Educate yourself on how and why [1] BIG TUJUNGA CANYON RESTORATION
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Approach[edit]
Head through the locked gate and follow the fire road a short ways down to the head of the canyon.
There is a corrugated metal drainage heading into the canyon on your left. Pretty soon after dropping in you should see a really old beat up bug (canyons namesake).
Descent[edit]
There is a 15-20ft downclimb right above the first rappel. There are numerous anchor options if anyone is uncomfortable and wants to rappel this. It may be less precarious climbing down canyon left, although there's more brush and poison oak.
Rappel 1: 50ft bush DCL
Rappel 5: 60-70ft? cascade using a cairn anchor center canyon
Rappel 6: 100ft? Anchored off a small tree down canyon left. Beautiful, vertical falls with usually just a small trickle down into Big Tujunga
Exit[edit]
At the bottom of the final rappel head left, going downstream in Big Tujunga Canyon. There is a trail going up the next big ridge (LDC). This is the same trail used for Josephine, Great Falls of the Fox, White Oak etc. The first part of the trail is really just a scramble up the side of a steep slope but it soon develops into a real trail, although it is not maintained.