Phobos Canyon

Phobos Canyon Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

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‌	Difficulty:‌3A III (v3a1 III) Raps:‌13, max ↨200ft Metric Overall: 4.5-8h Approach: 1.5-2.5h  ⟷1.4mi  ↑2300ft Descent: 3-5.5h  ⟷0.8mi  ↑2117ft No Red Tape:‌No permit required Shuttle:‌None Vehicle:Passenger
Start:	36.1769, -116.7529
Parking:	36.1768, -116.7638
Condition Reports:	12 Feb 2026 "One neat rappel, the rest of the downclimbing and raps are pretty uninteresting. Charon has much greater comparable value.
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Best season:	Nov-Mar winter spring summer fall Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Regions:	North America United States California Death Valley National Park  Black Mountains Black Mountains North

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Introduction

Great shorter day option. Also a bail-out option if Charon ends up being too long a day.

Approach

Follows the same approach as Charon but cuts out earlier. Enjoys views down into Styx once up on the ridge.

Descent

Lots of down climbs at the beginning of the canyon with more rappels in the second half.

Background

First Descent 12/31/2024: Rick Kent, Kate Hensel, Sri Rangarajan, Carol Petrelli, David Kessler, Josh Rodriguez, Sarah Perlotto

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Phobos Canyon

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