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Badger Canyon - 6 members in 10 triplogs have rated this an average 3.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Oct 09 2021
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 Guides 1
 Routes 269
 Photos 613
 Triplogs 1,360

50 male
 Joined Dec 22 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar Oct 09 2021
RedwallNHops • Triplogs 1,360
Canyoneering5.00 Miles 700 AEG
Canyoneering5.00 Miles
700 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
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Partners none no partners
Camped at Marble canyon on the way home from Utah. Did the South fork of Badger since I hadn't done it before. Really muddy and a challenge to keep feet dry.
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Apr 22 2017
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 Photos 5
 Triplogs 25

male
 Joined May 25 2009
 flagstaff,az
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar Apr 22 2017
markguycan • Triplogs 25
Canyoneering8.00 Miles 700 AEG
Canyoneering8.00 Miles   7 Hrs   30 Mns   1.19 mph
700 ft AEG      45 Mns Break25 LBS Pack
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1st trip
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Partners none no partners
Party of 7 consisting of 2 experienced + 5 novice. We did the North Fork parking near the bridge just west of Vermillion Cliffs motel. We did 3 rappels, skipped the first anchor which had an easy down climb on the right. The rappels were perfect for teaching novices, each subsequent rap added an element (first was 35ft starting from a huge ledge, then 75ft and steeper into a narrow notch, finally a 25ft free rap.)
It took us about 2hours to descend, the remainder of the time was spent on the exit. We did the upstream exit as is recommended in the guide: Grand Canyoneering. It is a long way to travel on loose talus (2+miles) then zaging back another 0.5mile til a cliff break allows access to the rim (we ended up doing a short bit of easy 5th class) Travel close to the river is difficult due to thick tamarisk. The trail is not well cairned and mostly consists of just a sheep path.
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
lots of pink prickly pear!

dry Badger Canyon Dry Dry
a couple of muddy pools were easily avoided, the Colorado was running cold and clear!
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May 13 2012
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 Guides 107
 Routes 249
 Photos 2,067
 Triplogs 514

male
 Joined Nov 18 2005
 Phoenix, AZ
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar May 13 2012
nonot • Triplogs 514
Canyoneering8.00 Miles 2,000 AEG
Canyoneering8.00 Miles   6 Hrs   30 Mns   1.23 mph
2,000 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
II - Normally requires a half day
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1st trip
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toddak
A little bit of mud at rap 2, and a little more for those unsuspecting souls...(sorry Todd). The exit 1 mile south has a very exposed 5.4 climb after the scree climb. Don't think about it too much or the headgames will start. Thanks to Todd for the help.

Note to self: buy new shoes.
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May 13 2012
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 Guides 13
 Routes 38
 Photos 1,651
 Triplogs 577

60 male
 Joined Nov 15 2005
 Jackson, CA
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar May 13 2012
toddak • Triplogs 577
Canyoneering8.00 Miles 2,000 AEG
Canyoneering8.00 Miles   6 Hrs   30 Mns   1.23 mph
2,000 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
II - Normally requires a half day
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1st trip
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nonot
Pretty fun canyon, including therapeutic mud baths available at several points along the way. The downriver exit is a little sketchy, especially when your shoes are held together with mainly athletic tape and string!
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May 01 2011
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 Guides 3
 Routes 4
 Photos 8,687
 Triplogs 931

46 male
 Joined Mar 28 2005
 Gilbert, AZ
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar May 01 2011
Vaporman • Triplogs 931
Canyoneering6.00 Miles 700 AEG
Canyoneering6.00 Miles   6 Hrs   15 Mns   0.96 mph
700 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
II - Normally requires a half day
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Two of us stuck around the Lee's Ferry area an extra day to get more bang for our $4/gallon of gas buck. :lol: Such a sweet canyon and you hit those first narrows fairly soon from the highway with a couple down climbs and two cool rappels into some muddy pools... This canyon is super scenic as it slowly drops to the Colorado River. Some bypasses around drops and then one more mandatory short rappel before you hear the roar of the Badger Creek rapids. :o It was cool to grab a snack alongside it and watch rafters getting thrown around in them. Hmm, think a packraft could handle that? :lol: Last time I just ascended back up my ropes, but this time we mixed it up a bit and traversed upstream along the river to another exit canyon found by other canyoneers. It wasn't too bad at first as we walked along a flat bench but eventually it turned into a rock slope requiring loads and loads of climbing and angled rock hopping. The river was scenic for sure, but going back up the ropes would be much shorter and easier. :sweat: We eventually reach the break in the clifband above us and then once up on it we traverse back to the exit canyon. It was nice to be back up on the flat rim and walking back to our car with the sweet views of the surrounding Vermillion cliffs. Such a sweet canyon and def worth sticking around 6 hours for. :D
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Yea, canyoneering is an extreme sport... EXTREMELY dramatic!!! =p
 
Apr 23 2011
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 Guides 13
 Triplogs 205

38 female
 Joined Jan 29 2009
 Murray, UT
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar Apr 23 2011
SparkyJackie • Triplogs 205
Canyoneering5.00 Miles 700 AEG
Canyoneering5.00 Miles   5 Hrs   48 Mns   0.86 mph
700 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Partners none no partners
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Apr 16 2011
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 Photos 32
 Triplogs 470

male
 Joined Nov 05 2006
 Chandler, AZ
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar Apr 16 2011
AHOTE • Triplogs 470
Canyoneering5.00 Miles 700 AEG
Canyoneering5.00 Miles
700 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
II - Normally requires a half day
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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Apr 16 2011
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 Guides 1
 Routes 3
 Photos 337
 Triplogs 311

41 male
 Joined May 31 2009
 
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar Apr 16 2011
azflyguy • Triplogs 311
Canyoneering5.00 Miles 700 AEG
Canyoneering5.00 Miles   4 Hrs      1.25 mph
700 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Partners none no partners
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May 01 2010
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 Guides 3
 Routes 4
 Photos 8,687
 Triplogs 931

46 male
 Joined Mar 28 2005
 Gilbert, AZ
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar May 01 2010
Vaporman • Triplogs 931
Canyoneering5.00 Miles 700 AEG
Canyoneering5.00 Miles   4 Hrs      1.25 mph
700 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
II - Normally requires a half day
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
WoW, this way the sweetest canyon of the day! :y: I didn't feel like doing the longer exposed loop hike, so I loaded up my 40ft, 100ft, & 200ft ropes into my pack :sweat: to set ropes at the three drops to ascend them on the way back though you could get away with 2 50ft & a 70ft rope. Thankfully I didn't to hike down the sandy wash very far before hitting the first set of drops. After some tricky down climbing, I got to the 35ft drop that was thankfully dry down below, followed shortly by a 60ft chute. The canyon is pretty sweet after this with amazingly tall glowing sandstone walls, many dry falls to bypass or climb down, and some cool slickrock sections before you hit the final drop of 25ft though you're anchor back a good 50ft. After that it's fairly easy walking down to the Colorado River where I grabbed some lunch and took a good nap in the warm sun along the soothing rapids. :zzz: When I was rested up, I returned up canyon and slowly acsend all three drops and hauled my ropes back to my car. :sweat: Definely a must do canyon if you're into canyoneering and in the area. My time logged excludes my nearly hour long nap... :D
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Yea, canyoneering is an extreme sport... EXTREMELY dramatic!!! =p
 
Mar 21 2009
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 Guides 59
 Routes 1,100
 Photos 1,191
 Triplogs 1,290

male
 Joined Jan 01 2023
 Arizona
Badger CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Badger Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Canyoneering avatar Mar 21 2009
pseudalpine • Triplogs 1,290
Canyoneering5.18 Miles 974 AEG
Canyoneering5.18 Miles
974 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Badger Creek Overlook - Marble Canyon
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Loop hike by descending Badger Canyon first, then downstream from the rapids along the Colorado River and exited via the next small side canyon to the south. Car camped at the overlook the Friday night before and Saturday afterwards.
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