US-01 Death Valley Pop - Shortys Well to Telescope Peak
The Death Valley Pop is the purest expression of what Off You Pop stands for: a single‑day ascent from the lowest heat to the highest cold, climbing from Shorty’s Well below sea level to the summit of Telescope Peak at 11,043 feet. No shade. No water. No shortcuts. Just a raw, vertical journey through one of the most extreme landscapes on Earth.
This Pop takes you from the furnace floor of Death Valley, through the ancient geology of Hanaupah Canyon, up the exposed ridgeline above Shorty’s Mine, and into the cool alpine world of bristlecone pines and high‑country wind. It’s a route shaped by…
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