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magic mountain

12/28/2014

 
Sunday, 12-28-2014,  Meetup Hiking Las Vegas / 52 Peak Club offered three hikes to Magic Mountain, led at different starting times, Frank Ornelas led seven hikers at 7:30am to Magic and Crabby Appleton, Dinorah (LaExploradora) Arambula led nine hikers at 8:00am to Magic Mountain, and Jena Roxbury led 11 hikers at 9:00am to Magic Mountain.  Magic Mountain is a great winter hike: It’s short, east facing, and relatively low elevation. The route twists and turns appearing to dead end before reaching the summit of Magic Mountain. From there you have the option of bagging Crabby Appleton, which is about 20 minutes away. The descent is down the climber’s gully, which is much faster than retracing your steps. 

lost creek peak via graffiti traverse

12/26/2014

 
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Experienced Assistant Organizer Jimmy Logan led a group to Lost Creek Peak via Graffiti Traverse today assisted by Mike Robison, long time experienced Rock Climber, and hike leader.  This route is one of the best hikes in Red Rock Canyon with tons of Class 4 climbing, virtually no brush and great vistas make for an awesome route. This route is well cairned.  It was Cold and windy and cold and did I say windy?  All members of this group are experienced hikers with Meetup Hiking Las Vegas / 52 Peak Club and came dressed appropriately.  They were prepared for a long and fun rock scrambling adventure.  Thanks to Jimmy, no one was disappointed! 

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christmas morning hike with kelly ashe to frenchman peak, mountaineer's route

12/26/2014

 
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Assistant Organizer Kelly Ashe led a nine hikers the Mountaineer's Route (Scrambling Route) to Frenchman Peak.  The trailhead for Frenchman Peak is located and the very east end of Bonanza Road (where Bonanza Road dead ends).   Frenchman Peak literally hovers over Las Vegas.  Many locals mistakenly call this Sunrise Mountain. The 3,364-foot Sunrise Mountain lies to the north on the other side of Lake Mead Blvd. These hardcore hikers were really moving when ascending / descending the peak.  It was cold and windy Christmas morning.  If you live on the east side of town Frenchman is a great short workout with a lot of scrambling.   What a great way to start the morning before the Christmas festivities begin.

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christmas day hike to kraft mountain

12/25/2014

 
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Assistant Organizers Martin "Marty" Leghart, Jr. led a group of caroling hikers to Kraft Mountain Christmas morning and Jimmy Logan helped as sweeper.  Marty reported that the wind advisories were intimidating, but he felt that they were fairly well protected on the route they took until they got to the top.  It was a fun hike with a good group to include two of Hiking Las Vegas Meetup's newest members, Brandon Cornejo and Re.  
Here's a link to a little Christmas cheer at the top:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10203530911009180

The dangers of rock climbing /rock scrambling after rain in red rock canyon - click the link below

12/23/2014

 
http://www.lvclimberscouncil.org/#!climbing-after-rain/c3zz

Slide show of fortress butte hike

12/23/2014

 
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red rock canyon and photography

12/23/2014

 
The 52 Peak Club makes it possible to get that awesome photograph as Assistant Organizer Dinorah (LaExploradora) Arambula shares with us.  Photos taken on Turtlehead, Jr.  December 20, 2014.
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windy peak, the back way, south red rock canyon

12/22/2014

 
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Assistant Organizer Martin "Marty" Leghart, Jr. led five 52ers to Windy Peak, The Back Way, on Saturday, December 20, 2014.  This route is mostly trail with a little bit of scrambling just before the peak.  The views at the peak are spectacular.  The expanse at the summit is impressive.  It's somewhat like the summat Mummy Mountain, a very flat and large area.  This is a great first hike for new members of the 52 Peak Club.  The elevation of Windy Peak is 6,200 feet.  Don't let this mostly trail hike fool you, due to the elevation and elevation gain of 1,600 feet of this hike you must be in good physical condition to do this hike. The trailhead is located off of Highway 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump.  You turn right onto a dirt road just past Las Vegas Archers Spring Mountain Range on the left. kk


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bridge point - fern canyon 

12/21/2014

 
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Assistant Organizer Jimmy Logan led a group of five 52ers to Bridge Point on Sunday, December 21, 2014.  Many  hikers rate this as one of the top hikes in Red Rock.  The elevation of Bridge Point is 6,670 feet and you gain 3,200 fee of elevation.   This adventure takes you through Fern Canyon,  offers  a lot of fun scrambling with a great walk along a ridge on good rock  to the peak.  Jimmy reported that Fern Canyon is gorgeous right now.kk  



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Fortress butte & arizona hot springs lake mead

12/21/2014

 
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Branch Whitney lead a group of hikers to Fortress Butte (elevation 1,850 feet), one of the premier hikes in the Lake Mead area, and then to the Arizona Hot Springs on Saturday, December 20, 2014.  The weather turned out to be warmer than forecasted which resulted in a beautiful day for hiking in Lake Mead.  

Fortress Butte is a very cool looking and looks impossible to climb (but we did) butte near the Arizona Hot Springs.The summit looks like a football field in the sky with great views in all directions. The route is in great shape. It's very well cairned and the recent rains washed away some of the loose rock. Unfortunately, the sign-in book is gone and needs to be replaced.


The Arizona Hot Springs were hot hot hot, but soothing and relaxing once you got used to it. Don't forget your water shoes if you plan to visit in the near future.kk
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52 Peak Poster

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Cost: $10 
Measurement:  around 2 ft by 3 ft
How to buy: In person only. Sorry, no shipping
Ask Branch to buy a poster.
Want it framed? Contact Chris Wagemann, a 52er - email: 
Crw9911@gmail.com.com He owns a local framing shop