CLIMBS WITH THE DESERT PEAKS SECTION, 1992-2005
A Safety Note: Unless you are a highly experienced desert hiker or climber, do not ever try to repeat these activities on your own! The desert is an extremely hostile environment, and many persons have perished or become missing, presumably dead. It is one of the worst deaths imaginable to slowly succumb to heat, cold, or thirst. Unless one is incredibly well-prepared, most persons wouldn't survive more than a few days in desert wilderness.
These
climbs would not generally have been accomplished without the
fine leading, assistance, and company of the Desert Peaks Section,
Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. I am especially grateful to my generous
companion Rich, whose 4WD transportation was to take us over many
long stretches of California freeways and desert roads without
much fail.
I had previously climbed some desert peaks on my own, with the Angeles Chapter, and with the company of some from the local chapter, before I made closer contact with the excellent people of the DPS. Over these years, I came to climb some 46 more, new, DPS-listed peaks, to raise my total count to presently 82 DPS peaks, climbed out of a list of 99 peaks. I was able to visit other attractions in the Southwestern Desert, adding greatly to my enjoyment and appreciation.
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Nevada Wilderness Peak Climbs June 26 to July 4, 1992
Springtime Desert Climbs April 2-12, 1993
Private Trip to Corkscrew Peak, Stewart Point November 26-27, 1993
Mt. Tipton, Navajo Mountain, and Humphreys Peak May 28-30, 1994
Private Trip to Nevada Peaks June 27 to July 2, 1994
White Mountain Peak October 8, 1994
Orocopia Peak, Granite Mountains #2, Palen Mountain January 14-16, 1995
Big Maria Mountains, Spectre Point January 28-29, 1995
Old Woman Mountain, Sheephole Mountain February 25-26, 1995
Rosa Point March 4, 1995
Black Butte, Chuckwalla Mountains March 25-26, 1995
Private Trip to Superstition Mountain, Weavers Needle, Baboquivari Peak April 1-3, 1995
Sentinel Peak, Porter Peak, Nelson Range April 22-24, 1995
Manly Peak May 7, 1995
Hayford Peak, Mt. Stirling September 23-24, 1995
Grapevine Peak, Mt. Palmer January 13-14, 1996
Eagle Mountain #2, Brown Mountain, Smith Mountain February 17-19, 1996
Sombrero Peak February 24, 1996
Old Dad Mountain November 2, 1996
Stewart Point, Eagle Mountain #2, December 7-8, 1996
Stepladder Mountain, Chemehuevi Peak January 11-12, 1997
Whipple Mountain, Turtle Mountain, Granite Mountain #2 January 18-20, 1997
Tucki Mountain, Canyon Point February 15-16, 1997
McCullough Mountain, Spirit Mountain February 22-23, 1997
Piper Peak, Magruder Mountain June 14-15, 1997
Queen Mountain, Lost Horse Mountain, Eagle Mountain #1 October 24-25, 1997
Old Woman Mountain 2X, Granite Mountain #1 January 29 to February 3, 1998
Private Trip to "Lost Thing Mountain" and a Las Vegas Visit March 26-31, 1998
Private Trip to Sherman Peak, Moho Mountain May 23-24, 1998
Pleasant Point 3X October 17, 1998
Death Valley Buttes, Coffin Peak, Nopah, and Avawatz Mountain March 12-14, 1999
Bodie Mountain, Potato Peak June 5, 1999
Bridge Mountain, Clark Mountain 4X May 5-6, 2001
New York Butte 2X, Pleasant Point 4X September 15, 2001
Muddy Peak, Muddy Mountains Highpoint February 23, 2002
Mitchell Peak 2X, Edgar Peak 2X November 2, 2002
Rosa Point 2X, Indianhead 2X February 26-27, 2005
Pahrump Point 2X, Stewart Point 3X October 29-30, 2005
All text is written from these actual outings, and all photos are taken on the actual outing, unless otherwise stated. Some simplification is necessary for the purposes of readability. Due to the time of authorship, some phrases may be written in the present tense. All references are accurate as to the stated time and date of the activity. Contact me for more details, if you wish.
DISCLAIMER: In most cases, you should be a well-equipped and highly experienced hiker, climber, or wilderness skier to undertake, duplicate, or repeat these activities. Hazards and great danger, with potential loss, injury, and even death, are implicit in all wilderness travel, and also other forms of travel. Search, rescue and evacuation costs are generally the sole responsibility of the recipient.
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