Route starts off the Northshore Road
in Lake Mead NRA. |
This is how the Pinnacle (L) and Pyramid)
appear from the west peak of the
Northshore Ridge. |
View N as we cross Pinto Valley.
Bitter Ridge in distance. |
View SE as we near the ridge. |
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Justine, with Redstone Picnic area in back. |
Near the ridge crossing at 2950'. |
Now we head down an easy gravel wash.
View SW to Guardian and Wilson AZ
(on far skyline). |
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The Pinnacle in view. We will go to the
saddle R of the large cliff. |
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Class 3 chute. |
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Justine tops short class 4 wall. |
We set up an etrier on a sling. Most of
the energy would be absorbed by the
shallow rock horn; I just needed to apply
enough force to keep the sling from
sliding off the horn. |
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Some class 2+/# climbing right
before the top. |
View NW to Muddy Mountains. |
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Little Pyramid (L) and the crags where I had
been 3 days earlier, and where CP had
been that morn. |
View up E to top, as I prepare a slightly
more secure handline. |
Coming back down. |
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Zoom of 3 hikers on Pyramid. |
View back to Pyramid, from wash. |
Bighorns on N side of intermediate ridge. |
Folks come down by the barrel. |
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Michelle, horseman, and dogs. |