Where: Marble Canyon, Arizona
When: April 2009
Partners: DB
Since we missed out on the Grand Canyon Canyoneering Rendezvous in February 2009, DB and I decided to head on over in April to check out the scene. The short version goes something like this:
With a short approach, we encountered three short rappels, a quick bit of pretty narrows, and then the confluence with the north fork, where we found a mother, father and baby bighorn.
Once in the north fork, we found one more rappel and then made the short walk to the Colorado River. Pretty as hell, we then walked a bit down-river to a class 4-5 escape via the next drainage on the right. A short walk back to the car followed.
Although we'd planned on spending a few days in the Marble Canyon area, we weren't particularly impressed and decided to head for greener pastures. While the south fork of Badger was nice, it wasn't a destination canyon.
South Fork of Badger Canyon
