Charleston Peak, NV (W of Vegas) via Big FallsPics by Harlan W. S. & Susan M. R. |
GPS trace. We went up the S route through Big Falls. Near the crest, some went the more direct pink route. |
Luba scrambles up the near-vertical rock; BW tells Mark, "you look small down there". |
View S at Big Falls. |
At the top of the falls, view SW. BW lectures to us about recumbent folds and the dangers of crossing snowfields. |
View NNE to Mummy's Toe, as we cross a snowfield. |
RB gathers Rocks to throw on Judy's head. |
Mark wears a helmet to fend of rocks thrown by RB. |
RB chases after Mark, to throw rocks at him. |
View N. |
Luba negotiates with a bristlecone swan. Shortly I will climb the rope she lowered. |
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View SW, in Airplane Canyon, lower piece of the wreckage. |
View SE as my compatriots head up to the remnant cornice. |
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Nopah Peak is the dim lump to the left (SE). Pahrump Point is on the right end of the ridge. |
Kingston Peak to the S. |
Mummy Mountain to the NNE. |