
It looks soft and fluffy
on USGS topo.
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Back in 2019, as the peak
looked on the way in to
5804. I took the path in
blue; it might have been
smarter to start west
a bit farther.
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Foutz Peak as it looked
south of 5804 in 2019.
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So back to a very windy
Dec 2, 2020.
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I kept hugging the lee side
of ridges.
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Magically, I'm on top!
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Davidson to east
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Moapa to SW
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Upridge to treeline.
There were lots of
fires in these mountains
in 2005-6, so some
of the treeless area
is unnaturally bare.
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Views back at peak,
on way down. Terrain
is more complicated than
it looks from afar.
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The ridge to the peak
is quite rough, but
often the easiest
walking (no steep
talus) is right on top
of the ridge
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View back up at
peak to W. Steep
loose talus to L.
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View to 5804. I
had studied this peak
for 16 years before
we finally got there.
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The very crest of
the ridge, big drops
at L occasionally.
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The innocent-looking
valley has a few
dryfalls
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5804 again
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My car and 5804.
The successful route
is not visible here;
I found a single class
5 route that broke
through the upper cliff
band, and needed 30'
of sketchy chimneying,
over a chockstone and
below a roof.
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