Legal route up SE gully of Gottlieb

Harlan WS
Dec 04, 2016

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Map of legal SE
gullt route. Start at
the equestrian park
where Cheyenne
becomes Cliff
Shadows
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The route heads
S on a nice firm
bike path that is inside
the BLM land. It's a bit
obnoxious going by the
houses being built, at first
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But soon the path
heads into the old
"Little Red Rock"
valley
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Eventually one leaves
the bike path and heads
NNW up a major wash.
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At this point one
can either go L
(The cliff bands yield
a class 2 route) or R
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I went L until before
the cliff, where I
headed up class 2 to
the summit ridge.
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I could have waited
longer to break through
the cliff bands.
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Mummy in distance,
with light snow.
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L to R: El Padre,
La Madre, Fernande,
E La Madre
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Griffith in distance,
with light snow
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Left is Pincushion
Pinnacle, where I have
been 3x
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View back to
"Little Red Rock"
which has been
officially off-limits
since about 2004
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Descending Gottlieb
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I had to climb down
to a shelf below
the brush, so my jump
is deceptively
unimpressive
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Next I will go to
the random peaklet,
which I will eventually
rename "Little
Red Rock Peak"
in honor of the name Ed F
bestowed on Gottlieb
in 2001 (his register
was crushed and destroyed
by water).
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View of Gottlieb to W,
from peaklet, showing
my route up
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View of Woody, from
Peaklet
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The SE gully that
Ed F used to climb Gottlieb
("Little Red Rock")
long ago.
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Neat cave
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If you stay on the bike trail;
you avoid the obnoxious wash