Mengel Pass, Death Valley

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Comment by CoastalCruiser on September 18, 2009 at 12:01pm

That sounds like a good route, you will of course be negotiating The Mengel pass, you don't need a winch, if you really want you can move rocks to make the climb a little easier, be sure to leave the climb as you found it in case someone wants the challenge though. Have fun!

Comment by manoweb on September 18, 2009 at 11:42am

Would a winch have helped at Mengel pass?

I was thinking of a trip made like this:
- start from furnace creek
- artist's loop
- warm spring canyon
- butte valley rd
- goler/coyote wash
- ballarat
- pleasant canyon

Comment by CoastalCruiser on September 18, 2009 at 7:52am

Alessio, I always get this wrong, it's the Mengel Pass. You can get there from Death Valley via Warm Springs Valley, over the pass and in to Goler Wash to exit the Park. I have been over the pass twice, this shot is my second time, I got high sided, took me a couple of hours to get free. The wife was convinced we would be stuck there for days! I had me a cold beer at the Mengel monument at the top of the hill.

Comment by C4B_ROCKs on September 17, 2009 at 9:19pm

that looks fun. :-)

Comment by manoweb on September 17, 2009 at 7:57pm

Hi is this Mengal or Mengel? I wish to visit that part of the DV this fall. Could you describe this trip, where you went, etc?