Snoopy's Nose near Red Rock, NV

pics by Harlan W.S & Chris Meyer (CM in lower right corner).
Nov 18, 2011

 

I had previously climbed Snoopy’s Forehead and the peak behind in 2007.  Somehow I had forgotten about the gnarly descent over the big dryfall on the way out.

 

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Our descent route is a better way to

climb all of the Snoopy head parts.  Make

sure to go W of the big dryfall.

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This ravine has some water all year

long, almost every year.

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There are lots of slick waterfalls.

 

 

 

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We cut off the ravine and headed

for what seemed a possible low-5 break

in the cliffs on the E side of Snoopy’s Nose.

 

 

 

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Worm track fossils.

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View S.

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View N to the Nose.

 

 

 

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View SW at the continuation of the

grassy canyon.

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OK, we’ve climbed up to the base

of the wall, W side…

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…and here’s a view looking UP our

“break.” Uh, not today, not low 5th.

 

 

 

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So we traversed NNE along the base

of the wall, and tried to avoid

descending into the brush.  We did

manage fairly well.

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White Rock Hills Peak.

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We found a dirty, brush-filled low 5

crack (this view is at the milder exit).

 

 

 

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View up at me.

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Tia Grande to N.

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Now were on a knife edge of sorts,

view SSE.

 

 

 

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Chris got a bad cramp, so he took

some food, water and rest, and I

scouted ahead.

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Soon Chris was rapidly heading up

(he’s down there, trust me!).

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Snoopy’s Forehead in back, as

we do the last gentle stretch to the Nose.

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View S past Chris to Pepper Peak and

Tio Grande.

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Pano stretching from La Madre on L, with

White Rock Hills Peak (WRHP) in middle.

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Close-up of WRHP.

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Our car is down there.

 

 

 

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Very windy—my camera blew over while

I was “posing.”

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OK, we start down.

 

 

 

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One of the minor dryfalls—it is

usually better to go down on

the edges, and to avoid the very

slippery center.

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I went down to look for a way around

the big dryfall on the E – no dice,

so we went R (W).

 

 

 

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Along the way, we found recently

abandoned gear, including 2 pairs of

camouflaged pants that smelled like pot.

 

 

 

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We’re back at the top of the main

grassy wash; view NNW.

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The falls again.

 

 

 

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View back up at the Nose, from the car.