Dean - Mar 21, 2005 5:36 pm - Voted 10/10
So when.......do you want to climb this puppy? Nice eagle eye view
Don Nelsen - Mar 21, 2005 9:28 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: So when....Thanks for the compliment and funny you should ask! I've already mapped out a route from the bottom of the Death Valley sink. It's less than 17 miles but 13,700 vertical feet due to a few ups and downs. I think it may be the most vertical in the US that could be done in a day (at least by us mortals!) and this has got to be a pretty decent prominence, too.
There's 4 3/4 miles on a dirt road, just over 6 miles on a trail and 1 1/3 miles across the lower desert to the sink. The part I'm not sure about is the upper 4 2/3 mile up a ridgeline - it's over 6k' vertical so it would be some pretty tough scrambling.
Sounds like fun! - want to do it this fall? Bob's ankle is still bothering him but it's getting better. He's tough - I bet he will be back to par in no time and might like the idea too.
Don
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