Crater of Doom Canyon, Death Valley National Park

After Dark Shadow canyon we headed up Fall Canyon and marched to the sneak route that takes us back up to the ridge and over to Crater of Doom. A 1,000ft hill of loose rock, scree, and broken slab limestone — interesting footing and a few small slides. Once on the ridge, the sun was casting golden hour light. The golden hour and the canyon views made this second canyon of the day absolutely worth the extra effort.

Crater of Doom is my #1 canyon from the Fall Canyon range. Big drops, golden light, dramatic canyon scenery — the sneak route from Dark Shadow is the key that unlocks this canyon second in the day. Refer to ropewiki.com for beta.