Promontory Point | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Nevada
Hike to a Spectacular Birdseye View of Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam! Click the image or title above for details.
Hidden Peak Summit | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada
Hidden Peak is a great first summit adventure if you have not yet summited one of the Rainbow Mountains in Nevada. The route to the summit base is on a nice trail and the final summit approach is well-cairned with gradual inclines and just a few easy class 3 rock scrambles. This article, video and slides also include a quick orientation to the Southern Rainbow Mountains with all five main summits identified. Spring and Fall months are the best time of year to summit Hidden Peak. Click the image or title above for details.
Bowl of Fire SE Detail | Lake Mead NRA, Nevada
Detailed Views of Unique Sandstone Formations in the SE Bowl of Fire, Lake Mead NRA, Nevada. Locating this particular formation was like finding a needle in a haystack! Click the image or title above for more details.
Mummy’s Chin Summit Ridge Loop | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada
Approach this wild, fairly untouched and unknown rocky alpine ridgeline from Deer Creek Road, enjoy spectacular views, then return via the Lee Canyon Mummy’s Nose approach saddle for an incredible loop of the Mummy’s Head region. Click the image or title above for details.
La Madre Ridgeline Grand Crossing | La Madre Mts. Wilderness & Red Rock Canyon NCA, Nevada
Navigate from Kyle Canyon Road to the summit of the La Madre Mountains Ridgeline, then descend to the entrance of Red Rock Canyon in Nevada. You’ll experience two unique worlds bordering one spectacular ridgeline during this 25-mile + wilderness adventure. Click the image or title above for details.
Mummy’s Nose East Cliff Plane Crash Site | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada
While streamlining a route to Mummy’s Forehead I stumbled across a plane crash site at the Eastern cliffs of Mummy’s Nose. Initial research shows no record of this crash site. Click the image or title above for details.
Oak Creek Overlook Loop | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada
The Oak Creek Overlook Loop is one of the most challenging adventures in the Rainbow Mountains. Expect walls of brush, house sized boulders and class 4 slopes. But the rewards are great, the views spectacular and the memories enduring! Click the image or title above for details.
Eva’s Tower | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada
This climb begins near the Pine Creek trailhead and heads across the desert to the east face of Bridge Point. There, it enters a large gully above the initial cliffs and ascends midway up the gully. The final summit climb is from the back side of Eva’s Tower. The summit offers grand views of the Red Rock canyon valley floor as well as the impressive cliffs guarding Bridge Point behind Eva‘s Tower. Click the image or title above for details.
Mescalito Pyramid | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada
Climb the Massive Pyramid-Shaped Peak in the Middle of Pine Creek Canyon, Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada. Skilled, technical rock climbers scale the peak’s impossibly high, vertical Eastern cliff face. But here’s a class 3 route that will take you to the summit of Mescalito Pyramid Peak! Click the image or title above for details.
Oak Peak | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada
Oak Peak is a challenging summit adventure at the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon. The peak, towering over the edge of Red Rock Canyon offers sweeping views of the canyon. There are some class 3 and rope assisted class 4 stretches during the ascent. Click the image or title above for details.