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Buttercup Canyon, Death Valley

Our first Uberfest / canyoneering meetup. One of my favorite parks, and we get to explore it in the most epic way most folks can’t. Ran Buttercup, Styx, and Arachnophobia.

December 14, 2023

Distance6.4 MiAscent1,303 FtTime5h 44mActivityCanyoneeringDifficultyIntermediate

Background

Death Valley hides world-class technical canyoneering — narrow slots that require rope, rappels, and real skills, a completely different park than the one tourists drive through. Buttercup rounds out the technical trio, another roped slot in the park’s backcountry.

If you go

Buttercup rounded out the technical trio on the meetup — another roped slot descent in Death Valley’s backcountry. The throughline for all three: these are skills-and-gear routes with real consequences, done in the cool season with partners and a clear flash-flood forecast. Death Valley NPS.