Death Canyon

You thank that root now.

A Death Canyon is a place that people might encounter after either being chased to its boarders or slip into after an accident (e.g a car accident in which the car nearly falls over the edge). The only things that save these people are sudden amazing reflexes and grabbing an Ex Machina of a root that connects to no known tree sticking out of the canyon wall. If someone falls into the Death Canyon, without any way of getting back up and dangling to the life-saving root, they helplessly gaze down into what awaits them below: a rocky grave often accompanied by a nearby creek. Should a person who falls victim to a Death Canyon lose their grip or the root snap, they will die soon after. If the person at the Death Canyon does not fall into it, that means they still have a chance of getting to the other end, a feat which is often achieved through using a convenient vine on a tree or a land ledge that sticks over the canyon and that the person must jump over to reach the other side.