Where: Death Valley National Park, California
When: February 16, 2008
Partners: DB, Rick Kent & Mike Schasch
Rising early, DB and I met Rick Kent and Mike Schasch at the Badwater/190 junction and headed south to the Natural Bridge parking area. Packing our gear, we left the vehicles and headed up the steep slope right of "Natural Bridge Canyon". Gaining about 2,300 vertical feet, we eventually dropped in.
There, we found a pleasant canyon with 6-8 enjoyable rappels (all under 100-ft, as I recall) and some downclimbs. 
Though we found some evidence of prior exploration in a couple spots down low, it appeared that the upper canyon had not been descended prior to us. 
About 8 hours car-to-car.
(Rick's pics)
*Photos courtesy of Rick Kent
First Descent of Natural Bridge Canyon
