Death Valley 2022/23

[Kauri]

Yep, I know that kind of terrain. If you go up either of the ridges to the north of Hellfire, I recall the ridgeline two north (on the other side of a small drainage) was like this, some footholds worked just fine and others would immediately slip even if they felt solid and I'd land on my hands. The ridge just north of the main canyon didn't seem as bad (though it might have just been *better* since that was our route down). The terrain around Funeral Slot Canyon seemed to be almost identical. I'm really wondering now if it's the same geological formation in these two areas.