Canyoneering Route Description

Erebus Canyon - 3A III or IV
Death Valley National Park, California.

Quick Facts

03-21-10, 5 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 11 hours) Pictures Icon
02-15-14, 13 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 10.5 hours)

Time Required - 10 to 12 hours
Distance - 7.0 miles Total, 1.9 miles Technical
Rappels - 20 Rappels, Longest Rappel 145 feet.
Shuttle Required -Yes 38 Miles Vehicle - Passenger Permit Required - No
Elevation Range - 5700 thru -235 Feet below Sea Level

Gear Used for Canyon

Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes and or pull cords for rappels up to 135 feet and 100 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement.

General Comments

ATTENTION!!
Death Valley is considering a new permit system in response to the impact of the growing popularity of Canyoneering.
Lets continue to show the park just how respectful we can be to our environment.

Specific issues the park is concerned about:
1. Anchors: Bolting is Illegal in Death Valley National Park! Do Not Add Bolts. Natural anchor options are abundant.
Recent illegal bolts have popped up in Helios and Rainbow Canyons.
2. Poop: Dig a cathole at least 6 inches deep and 200 yards from any water source or campsite. Pack out all toilet paper.
3. Collecting fire wood is illegal, just don't do it!

Other basics:
Avoid walking in water when possible (Willow Canyon, etc). Hike on durable surfaces and previously worn paths (avoid trampling vegetation or fragile soil crusts). Pack out all trash including organic material (including seed shells, apple cores, orange peels, etc). More info can be found here: http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backcamp.htm

Lets keep this wonderful resource pristine so that we may continue to enjoy the canyons with limited regulations!

Erebus canyon has a lot of interesting rock colors and layers in the canyon.  Over all it is a fun canyon and offers some great views along the way.   

Erebus shares a similar look and feel with Purgatory and Typhon Canyons since they are in the same section of the Black Mountains.  While Erebus is fun and worth seeing, it is my last choice of these three canyons.  If you have already done and enjoyed Purgatory and Typhon Canyons and want to see more then Erebus is the next choice.  If you have not yet done the other two, I would recommend them over Erebus.

Driving Directions

To get to the Trailhead

From the junction of highways 178 (Bad Water Road) and 190, drive about 10.7 miles east on highway 190 to the turn off for Dante's View.  Follow the signs to Dante's View (sDantesView) which is another 13 miles.

To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod

From the junction of highways 178 (Bad Water Road) and 190, drive 13 miles south on highway 178 to the turn off for Natural Bridge.  Continue south past the turn off for Natural Bridge 1.1 miles and park alongside the road.  There is no parking spot, just find a comfortable place to get off the road (pkErbusBt).

Maps

GPS coordinate information listed at the bottom.  For information about waypoint naming and map symbols, refer to the Glossary page.

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Click the links for maps of the route. Map of the entire route.
Map of the technical section.

Details

The Approach:
From the Dante’s View parking area head north and follow the well worn use trail toward Mount Perry (tMntPeryUseTrl).  The use trail is well worn and passes by Dante’s Peak (pDante'sPeak) about 0.4 miles into the trail.  

About 1.8 miles from the trail start the trail fades away as it heads west (wMntPeryRP-01).  Do not follow it west, instead turn right (north) and go about 250 feet to the start of a hill heading up and west (wMntPeryRP-02).  Starting up the hill you will begin to see rocks with a white dot painted on them to help with following the trail.    1.8 miles from the trail start the trail fades away as it heads west (wMntPeryRP-01).  Do not follow it west, instead turn right (north) and go about 250 feet to the start of a hill heading up and west (wMntPeryRP-02).  Starting up the hill you will begin to see rocks with a white dot painted on them to help with following the trail.   

A little over 500 feet the hill tops out on a ridge (wMntPeryRP-03).  Turn right (north) and follow along the ridge using the white paint spots to help keep you on track.   

After about 200 feet, will be another short section of the trail that is clear and easy to follow.  As the trail fades away again (wMntPeryRP-04), another section of painted rocks is set to help with staying on route.  Another 0.2 miles and the trail will cross a small saddle which feels more like a wide flat area (wMntPeryRP-05).  

From the small saddle (wMntPeryRP-05) follow the trail north and it will soon curve around west.  

About 0.3 miles from the small saddle will be another saddle (jTyphonSouth) that is much more of a defined saddle.  As a visual land mark, the north side of this saddle is a hillside that is made up of red and white layers of dirt.  This saddle is where the route to the South Fork of Typhon Canyon would leave the Mount Perry Use Trail.  

From this saddle (jTyphonSouth), follow the trail north as it traverses around the hill side with the red and white layers of dirt.  

About 0.4 miles further the trail crosses another saddle.  Just beyond this saddle is a huge cairn on the left (west) side of the trail (wMntPeryRP-06).  The cairn is one of many left over’s from mining activity.  

About 160 feet past the huge cairn is where you will leave the Mount Perry Use Trail and start descending toward Abysmal and other canyons in the area of Abysmal Canyon (jAbysmal).  

When leaving the trail walk about 60 feet to the northwest to the top of a small mound.  From this mound continue down the ridge that runs northwest.  The path down this ridge is a faint path that is hard to follow in some spots and easier to follow in others.  Since there are mine artifacts in the area, this trail was most likely made by miners a while back.  

Along the ridge to the northwest will be some rock features (out croppings) along the way.  The first will be a pinkish out cropping about 0.2 miles from the trail.  The second will be a larger more red out cropping about 450 feet later.  The third will be almost 200 feet later. A faint trail goes around each of these on the right (north) side.  Just after the third outcropping the trail will continue down the ridge slightly left (south) of the ridge crest.

About 700 feet after the third out cropping or 0.4 miles down the ridge from where you left the Mount Perry Use Trail will be some mining remains (wAbysmlTpRP-01).  There is a saw blade and various pieces of wood and other items.  There is also a table and chisel which looks like it was used to chip at and look over rocks pulled from the area.  If you look around you can also find remnants of an old wooden barrel.

From the mining artifacts follow the ridge still northwest about 0.2 miles to just before a patch of dark red rocks just to the left of the ridge.  Just before reaching the dark red rocks (wAbysmlTpRP-02), turn right (north) and descend to the wash below.  The descent to the wash is steep, rocky and easy to slip on.

Once in the wash below (wAbysmlTpRP-03) climb up and out the other side (north).  After the steep portion of the climb out, continue up the now less steep portion to the top of the ridge.

At the top of the climb out on the ridge (wAbysmlTpRP-04), look for a hill about 600 feet to the north that is made up of a mix of orange and white dirt.  The next goal is to get to the saddle on the east side of that hill.

Between you and the hill is a deep wash.  To get around the wash, look for a faint path leading north east then veering north as it travels around the deep wash.  The path fades away to nothing as it goes around the head of the wash.

From the head of the wash go north west a little over 200 feet to the saddle at the base of the red and white hill (wAbysmlTpRP-05).  From this saddle follow a wide shallow chute north down into the wash that winds down around the north side of the red and white hill.

About 0.2 miles down the wash on the north side of the small red and white hill is the junction for Erebus Canyon (jErebus). There is no land mark for this point in the wash but with a watchful eye it is easy to know when you are in the right spot.  As you continue down the wash keep an eye out for the salt flats of Death Valley to come into view in the distance to the west.  When you have a view down the wide open wash with the salt flats visible in the distance you are in the right spot.  The canyon you are looking down with the salt flats beyond is Erebus Canyon.

Continue south west down the wide open wash about 0.4 miles to where the wash narrows and starts to look more like a canyon (yErebusTp).  There are some very nice colorful stripes in the rock RDC and a partial view of the salt flats to the west.

The Canyon / Technical Section:
From the top entry to the canyon (yErebusTp) it is about 300 feet to a short down climb along some gray rock.  At the bottom of the down climb is rap 1.  

Rap 1 (dErebusR1) is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 45 feet down a fluted wall.  It looked as though rap 1 could be bypassed by climbing around RDC. Down canyon of rap 3 is easy wide wash walking for about 300 feet to a drop of about 25 feet.  Bypass the drop by climbing around RDC.  A short distance after bypassing the drop is the top of rap 2.  

Rap 2 (dErebusR2) is almost 400 feet down canyon of rap 1.  Rap 2 is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 60 feet down a mostly vertical wall.  

Down canyon of rap 2, is easy wash walking and a few short down climbs.  

Rap 3 (dErebusR3-4) is about 0.3 miles down canyon of rap 2.  Rap 3 is anchored from a cairn anchor about 20 feet back from the top of the rap.  Rap 3 drops about 55 feet down a sloped smooth wall.  

Rap 4 is right below rap 3.  Rap 4 is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops a total of about 80 feet over 2 stages.  

Down canyon of rap 4 is easy wash walking.  A little over 500 feet down canyon of rap 4 is a down climb of about 30 or 40 feet.  The drop is mostly along smooth white rock but is sloped enough to make it an easy scramble down.  

Rap 5 (dErebusR5-6) is about 750 feet down canyon of rap 4.  Rap 5 is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 50 feet down a fluted wall.  Rap 5 could be bypassed RDC but would involve a sketchy start to the bypass.  

Rap 6 is about 100 feet down canyon of rap 5.  Rap 6 is anchored from a rock embedded in the wash about 20 feet back and drops about 35 feet.  

Shortly after rap 6 is a drop of about 30 feet which is easily bypassed LDC.  After the bypassed drop is a down climb of about 15 feet.  The 15 foot down climb is made easier by a wide slot LDC making stemming a safe way down.  

Continuing down canyon involves multiple short down climbs along the way.  Only a few notable ones will be mentioned in this description.  

About 400 feet further down canyon is a down climb of about 12 feet.  Which is best done down a sloped rock face RDC.  

About 200 feet further down canyon is another down climb of about 15 feet.  This down climb can be bypassed RDC.  Just after the 15 foot down climb is a fun down climb of about 25 or 30 feet.  The first few feet of the down climb is slick but sloped enough to allow descent control.  The rest of the down climb is makes you think but is not overly difficult.  

About 400 feet further down canyon is a drop of about 25 feet.  

About 200 feet further down canyon is a drop of about 40 feet (wErebusRP-01).  This drop looks difficult and exposed.  While it is exposed the down climb is a lot easier than it looks.  The easiest path is down the center then gradually traverse LDC along the wall as it leads to an easy almost stair step like route down the left side.  

Just below this 40 foot drop are a few more drops right after which are easily bypassed LDC.  

Shortly down canyon is a narrow whit rock slot with a 15 foot drop in it.  The drop starts out with a gentle slope then quickly goes vertical down about 15 feet.  It is best to give all but the last person a meat anchor from the top.  The last person will likely need a spot from below even if they are a good down climber.  This is a very fun down climb.  

A few more short down climbs along the way to rap 7.  

Rap 7 (dErebusR7) is about 0.3 miles down canyon of rap 6.  Rap 7 is anchored from rock semi embedded in the wash and drops about 45 feet down a smooth fluted wall.  

Rap 8 (dErebusR8-9) is about 400 feet down canyon of rap 7.  Rap 8 is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 30 feet down a smooth wall.  

Rap 9 is just below rap 8.  Rap 9 is anchored from a cairn anchor and nestled behind a corner LDC.  A small portion of the salt flats can be seen in the distance from the top of rap 9.  Rap 9 drops about 90 feet and has a fun feel to it.  The drop starts along smooth white rock then becomes jagged as it passes along brown, orange and white layers.  

Down canyon of rap 9 are various down climbs along the way. About400 feet down canyon of rap 9, is a drop of about 15 feet over some fallen boulders.  Bypass the drop RDC.  Next continue down canyon with more easy down climbs.  

Rap 10 (dErebusR10) is about 700 feet down canyon of rap 9.  Rap 10 is anchored from a medium sized rock in the wash and can be backed up with a nearby pigmy cedar.  Rap 10 drops about 135 feet with a small free hang section on the way down.  

Rap 11 (dErebusR11) is about 600 feet down canyon of rap 10.  Rap 11 is anchored from a huge choke stone or boulder about 15 feet back from the top of the rap and drops about 60 feet down a vertical fluted wall.  

Rap 12 (dErebusR12-13) is about 475 feet down canyon of rap 11.  Rap 12 is anchored from a pinch point between a boulder and the canyon wall about 10 feet back from the rap.  Rap 12 drops about 145 feet with a ledge part way down.  Dropping down to the ledge (more like an elevated pothole) seems like the natural thing to do.  Doing this will force you into a pendulum swing to continue the rap below the ledge.  A safer route is to stay RDC (rappeller’s left in this case) about half way down to the ledge and work over to the water course that continues down below the ledge.  

Rap 13 is right below rap 12.  The anchor for Rap 13 is a large rock horn RDC of the bottom of rap 12.  Rap 13 drops about 105 feet over 2 stages.  With rope stretch a single 200 foot rope will just barely reach the bottom of rap 13.  

Below rap 13 is a smooth white narrows section on the way to rap 14.  

Rap 14 (dErebusR14-15) is about 100 feet down canyon of rap 13.  Rap 14 is anchored from a small cairn anchor and drops about 25 feet.  The top of rap 14 looks like it would be easily down climbed but the lower half is what makes rappelling a smarter choice.  There is a nice wide black rock line running horizontally across the white rock part way down rap 14.  

Rap 15 is right at the bottom of rap 14.  Rap 15 is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 110 feet.  With rope stretch a single 200 foot rope will reach with the ends of the rope about 5 feet off the bottom.  Depending on your body height it would be a 2 foot or so drop off the end of the rope.  

After rap 15 the canyon widens out a bit.  About 300 feet down canyon of rap 15 is a drop of about 15 feet.  Bypass the drop by traversing RDC.  A short distance after the drop is rap 16.  

Rap 16 (dErebusR16-17) is almost 400 feet down canyon of rap 15.  Rap 16 is anchored from a huge boulder sticking up from the wash about 30 feet back from the rap.  Rap 16 drops about 20 feet.  

Rap 17 is about 60 feet after rap 16.  Rap 17 would need to have a cairn anchor built or possibly find a spot to use a knot chock anchor in a crack somewhere.  There is enough material in the section between raps 16 and 17 to build a cairn anchor for rap 17.  Rap 17 drops about 40 feet starting down a sloped smooth pour off then dropping vertical.  

Side Note:
On our trip through 03-21-2010 there was no anchor for rap 17.  We did raps 16 and 17 as one long rappel.  The total rope travel from the anchor for rap 16 to the bottom of rap 17 was about 150 feet.  The rope pull in this case was very difficult due to excessive drag from the layout of the canyon walls.  We were able to complete this with no catastrophe but wished we had built and anchor for rap 17.  

Just after rap 17 is a drop of about 12 feet.  Down climb LDC of the drop along the sloped rock.  The down climb starts out a bit slick but has easy stair step features.  

Rap 18 (dErebusR18) is about 300 feet down canyon of rap 17.  Rap 18 is anchored from a large rock about 15 feet back from the top of the rap.  Rap 18 is a two stage rap with stage 1 being about 90 feet then a horizontal section and stage 2 being about 35 feet.  The total rope travel from the anchor to the bottom of the second stage is about 140 feet.

About 200 feet down canyon of rap 18 is a drop of about 15 feet with a wedged boulder at the top of the drop creating an overhang.  The easiest route down is LDC next to the wedged boulder.  The start down is slick but easy to stem down to just below the boulder to the finish the rest of the down climb easily.  A few more easy down climbs long the way before reaching rap 19.  

Rap 19 (dErebusR19) is a little over 500 feet down canyon of rap 18.  From the top of Rap 19 is a great view down to the alluvial fan and the salt flats.  Rap 19 is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 65 feet down a sloped fluted wall at the top then going more vertical along a rougher wall.  

Down canyon of rap 19, is mostly easy wash walking and a few minor down climbs.   

About 100 feet down canyon of rap 19 is a 12 foot down climb along some slick slot of gray and orange rock.  

A little over 500 feet down canyon of rap 19 is a short sloped down climb followed by a drop of about 35 feet (wErebusRP-02).  Some previous parties have placed a dead man anchor here to rap the drop due to a lack of cairn anchor building material.  There is no need to rappel down this drop.  It is a fairly easy down climb LDC to bypass this drop.  Then a few more down climbs along the way to rap 20.  

Just before rap 20 is a down climb in a narrows of gray rock.  The down climb is about 10 feet and may require a spot by some.  

Rap 20 is about 230 feet down canyon of the 35 foot drop that should be climbed around instead of rappelled.  Rap 20 (dErebusR20) is anchored from a cairn anchor about 25 feet back and drops about 15 feet.  Rap 20 can be downclimbed.

After rap 20 is a narrow wash walking as it winds toward the alluvial fan with a few easy down climbs along the way.  About 500 feet down canyon of rap 20 the canyon starts to open a lot and it becomes obvious there are no more technical challenges ahead (yErebusBt).   

RDC on the way out are multiple piles of sand against the canyon walls caused from sand and gravel sifting and funneling down the sides of the canyon.  They look like giant ant hills.

The Exit:
Once out onto the alluvial fan (yErebusBt) continue west about 0.6 miles to where you left the exit vehicle (pkErbusBt).  The spot chosen for the exit vehicle is a little north of where the water course is shown to meet the road on maps.  This spot was chosen to avoid a shelf along the alluvial fan on the hike out.

GPS Waypoint Information

Downloadable GPX files available at BG-Gear Store (easier than manual entry and a great way to support Bluugnome).
Waypoint naming convention and map symbol information can be found on the Glossary page.  Elevations are approximate.
BEFORE manually entering coordinates set your system to WGS84 datum and Lat/Lon hddd.ddddd° coordinate format. 
Inconsistent datum's and coordinate formats will result in location errors.

Click to show / expand the list of waypoints below........
Erebus 1 - Drive to Exit Vehicle Parking.
  1. extBadWatr-190          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.44835   W -116.85247        Elev: 10 Feet
    Junction of highway 190 and Badwater Road (178).
  2. extDesoltnCyn          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.39660   W -116.84746        Elev: -205 Feet
    Exit for the road to Desolation Canyon Trailhead.
  3. extDevilsGolf          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.29845   W -116.81171        Elev: -200 Feet
    Turn off for the Devil's Golf Course. Park here to leave an exit vehicle when doing Brimstone Canyon.
  4. extNatBridge          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.27404   W -116.79292        Elev: -241 Feet
    Exit for the road to the Natural Bridge trailhead.
  5. pkErbusBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26218   W -116.78070        Elev: -235 Feet
    Park a vehicle here along the highway for transportation after exiting the bottom of Erebus Canyon.
Erebus 2 - Drive to upper approach Trailhead
  1. extBadWatr-190          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.44835   W -116.85247        Elev: 10 Feet
    Junction of highway 190 and Badwater Road (178).
  2. ext-20Mule-In          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.40941   W -116.79466        Elev: 840 Feet
    Entrance to the 20 Mule Team Rd.
  3. extHoleInWall          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.40480   W -116.78271        Elev: 1,039 Feet
    Exit for the Hole in the Wall road.
  4. ext-20Mule-Out          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.39784   W -116.77033        Elev: 1,148 Feet
    Exit to the 20 Mule Team Rd.
  5. extDanteVw190          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.36312   W -116.70905        Elev: 210 Feet
    Exit for the Dantes View road off of highway 190.
  6. extFurnaceCk          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26833   W -116.66365        Elev: 3,148 Feet
    Exit from the road to DAntes View to Furnace Creek Road (Greenwater Valley Road).
  7. tMntPeryUseTrl          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.22096   W -116.72657        Elev: 5,460 Feet
    Trailhead for the Mount Perry Use Trail. Sections of the trail are hard to follow while other sections are very worn in.
Erebus 3 - Approach
  1. tMntPeryUseTrl          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.22096   W -116.72657        Elev: 5,460 Feet
    Trailhead for the Mount Perry Use Trail. Sections of the trail are hard to follow while other sections are very worn in.
  2. pDante'sPeak          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.22644   W -116.72512        Elev: 5,700 Feet
    Dante's Peak. Accessed along the Mount Perry Use Trail.
  3. jBadCyn          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.23647   W -116.71637        Elev: 5,180 Feet
    Leave the Mount Perry Use Trail here to start toward Bad Canyon.
  4. wMntPeryRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.24223   W -116.71783        Elev: NaN Feet
    Trail begins to fade as it continues west. Do not follow it west, instead turn right (north) and go about 250 feet to a hill leading up west again.
  5. wMntPeryRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.24319   W -116.71846        Elev: 5,140 Feet
    Start of painted rocks to help through a difficult to follow portion of the trail. This is near the bottom of a hill side going up west.
  6. wMntPeryRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.24356   W -116.72010        Elev: 5,215 Feet
    Hill tops out on a ridge here. Painted rocks marking trail. Turn right to continue north.
  7. wMntPeryRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.24505   W -116.72001        Elev: NaN Feet
    Paint spots begin again to assist with following the faint trail.
  8. wMntPeryRP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.24751   W -116.72010        Elev: 5,065 Feet
    Mount Perry trail crosses a saddle here.
  9. jTyphonSF          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.24962   W -116.72317        Elev: 5,110 Feet
    Junction where the route to the South Fork of Typhon Canyon leaves the Mount Perry Use Trail. Mount Perry trail crosses a saddle here. Just beyond this saddle is a red and white hill the trail traverses.
  10. wMntPeryRP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25508   W -116.72199        Elev: NaN Feet
    Large cairn to the left (west) of the trail just beyond a saddle the trail crosses.
  11. jAbysmal          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25552   W -116.72184        Elev: 4,945 Feet
    Leave the Mount Perry Use Trail here to go toward Abysmal and other canyons in the area of Abysmal Canyon.
  12. wAbysmlTpRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25812   W -116.72801        Elev: NaN Feet
    A few mining artifacts left here.
  13. wAbysmlTpRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25924   W -116.73043        Elev: NaN Feet
    Leave the ridge and travel down to the wash below to the right (North).
  14. wAbysmlTpRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26050   W -116.73102        Elev: NaN Feet
    Bottom of the wash after descending from the ridge.
  15. wAbysmlTpRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26132   W -116.73122        Elev: 3,848 Feet
    Top of the climb out from the wash. From here look for a faint trail leading north east then veering north around a small hill to a wide open wash.
  16. wAbysmlTpRP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26249   W -116.73114        Elev: NaN Feet
    Saddle at the base of a red and white small hill. Travel down the chute to the north. 21-MAR-10 9:25:26AM
  17. jErebus          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26394   W -116.73400        Elev: 3,580 Feet
    Junction for Erebus Canyon. Follow the wash downstream southwest to go to Erebus Canyon. To continue toward Abysmal or Purgatory travel north across the wash. 21-MAR-10 9:33:00AM
  18. yErebusTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26085   W -116.73897        Elev: 3,202 Feet
    Top entry to Erebus Canyon.
Erebus 4 - The Canyon and Exit
  1. yErebusTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26085   W -116.73897        Elev: 3,202 Feet
    Top entry to Erebus Canyon.
  2. dErebusR1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26048   W -116.73994        Elev: 3,102 Feet
    Rap 1 - Erebus. Anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 45 feet.
  3. dErebusR2          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26027   W -116.74117        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 2 - Erebus. Anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 60 feet.
  4. dErebusR3-4          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25990   W -116.74551        Elev: 2,702 Feet
    Raps 3 - 4 - Erebus. Rap 3 anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 55 feet. Rap 4 (right below rap 3) anchored from a cairn and drops about 80 feet over 2 stages.
  5. dErebusR5-6          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26001   W -116.74780        Elev: NaN Feet
    Raps 5 - 6 - Erebus. Rap 6 anchored from cairn anchor and drops about 35 feet. Rap 6 anchored from rock embedded in wash and drops about 50 feet.
  6. wErebusRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26003   W -116.75195        Elev: 2,108 Feet
    Drop of about 40 feet that looks very difficult and exposed. Is a LOT easier than it looks. Start down the center then traverse LDC along the wall and follow easy steps down.
  7. dErebusR7          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25962   W -116.75371        Elev: 1,988 Feet
    Rap 7 - Erebus. Anchored from rock semi embedded in the was and drops about 45 feet.
  8. dErebusR8-9          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25920   W -116.75501        Elev: NaN Feet
    Raps 8 - 9 - Erebus. Rap 8 anchored from cairn anchor and drops about 30 feet. Rap 9 anchored from cairn anchor and drops about 90 feet over colorful layers.
  9. dErebusR10          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25940   W -116.75753        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 10 - Erebus. Anchored from medium sized rock in wash and backed up with pigmy cedar and drops about 135 feet with small section of free hang. 21-MAR-10 1:24:42PM
  10. dErebusR11          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25932   W -116.76001        Elev: 1,315 Feet
    Rap 11 - Erebus. Anchored from huge choke stone about 15 feet back from the drop and drops about 60 feet down smooth fluted wall.
  11. dErebusR12-13          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25935   W -116.76111        Elev: NaN Feet
    Raps 12 - 13 - Erebus. Rap 12 anchored from pinch point of boulder and canyon wall and drops about 145 feet. Rap 13 anchored from large rock horn RDC and drops 105 feet over 2 stages.
  12. dErebusR14-15          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25936   W -116.76172        Elev: NaN Feet
    Raps 14 - 15 - Erebus. Rap 14 anchored from small cairn anchor and drops 25 feet. Rap 15 anchored from cairn anchor and drops about 110 feet.
  13. dErebusR16-17          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25928   W -116.76301        Elev: 900 Feet
    Rap 16-17 - Erebus. Rap 16 anchored from a huge boulder sticking up out of the wash about 30 feet back and drops about 20 feet. Rap 17 needs to have a cairn anchor built and drops about 40 feet.
  14. dErebusR18          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.25965   W -116.76390        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 18 - Erebus. Anchored from large rock about 15 feet back and drops over 2 stages of 90 feet then 35 feet with a horizontal section between needing a total of about 140 feet of rope travel.
  15. dErebusR19          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26010   W -116.76557        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 19 - Erebus. Anchored from cairn anchor and drops about 65 feet.
  16. wErebusRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26057   W -116.76721        Elev: 264 Feet
    Drop of about 35 feet. Easy bypass climb around LDC. Previous parties have placed a dead man anchor. No need to rap as the bypass is an easy down climb.
  17. dErebusR20          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26092   W -116.76788        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 20 - Erebus. Anchored from cairn anchor about 25 feet back and drops about 15 feet. Rap 20 can be downclimbed.
  18. yErebusBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26127   W -116.76975        Elev: 0 Feet
    Bottom exit of Erebus Canyon.
  19. pkErbusBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.26218   W -116.78070        Elev: -235 Feet
    Park a vehicle here along the highway for transportation after exiting the bottom of Erebus Canyon.

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