Death Valley - Abysmal - February 17, 2008
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The canyon was good. Lots of rappels and downclimbs. Lots of building of cairn anchors
with the ever-present blocks of rock. We had great teamwork going, but still, it was getting tedious, moving rocks to make cairns.
Walking downcanyon, I hear Scott and Mark whooping ahead. Huh? Then I round the corner, and see the most perfect anchor, totally natural.
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And up-close.
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DB on YET ANOTHER rappel.
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| Scott in a nicely lit bit of canyon.
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And the Ramoo, on rap and smiling as usual...
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Done with rappellin', we reach the final alluvial fan at the bottom, in the late afternoon sun.
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From the end of the canyon, we traversed across the bottom of the escarpment to the Natural Bridge parking area.
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Team Abysmal, at the end.
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