Gottlieb and slots, 7 years later

Gottlieb* and slots, 7 years later

pics by Harlan W.S.
March 02, 2011- see update

I last visited the peak from the south, more than 7 years back; at that time I left a small register. The S routes are now closed off by the Howard Hughes land development, so I decided to revisit from the E. While this is a "trailless" hike with some pretty rough country, most of the mileage is over old gravel roads. Of course this would be deathly hot in summer.

In typical fashion, I didn't start till after 10:15AM.

	The approach road fades out, and the obhect is to climb the small dryfalls and aim through the V.	Ugly Brown Lump is visible to the NW. The circled spot is a red man-made object, possibly car or ATV that rolled off the road.
Finally one reaches the ridge W of peak 5356' and sees the W side of the Gottlieb.	Potosi to SSW (at L)	View E aver 5356 and Sunnerlin.
	The edge is a cliffy drop. View to E peak of Damsel/Pincushion.

Thankfully, someone has replaced the original plastic sandwich box with a sturdy ammon box.		View to Vegas.
View W to La Madre Range.	As I appeared in 2011...	...and more than 7 years before. Hmmm, beard is a lot grayer.
Pano W from top, with La Madre Range in middle, and Mummy to R.
Descent. The gully at L is getting rough.	I decide to try the E fork of Box Canyon, always looking for exits if should I hit an unclimable dryfall.	Lots of dryfalls, some quite tall and slick...
...but I could always dowclimb them unaided...
...till I hit the last two, and used some hefty bolted-on ladders.	This drop was slick and overhanging. The ladder ends at least 4' above the deck.	Next ladder.
Looking back at the subtle surface expression of the slot.	View back at Gottlieb and La Madres.	It wouldn't be Vegas without a shot-up car.

*I worked with a guy named Gottlieb, and he always "looked down on Summerlin," so he seemed proper for an eponym.