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| View of Dragon Peak from Red Cap |
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| Warming Up |
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| A Mild Class 3 |
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| A Short Class 3 |
Tony took a group of hikers up to Red Cap on Friday. He sent these photos, GPS track and write-up on the hike.
As the sun rose Friday morning 12 hikers awoke seeing RED. So,
despite temperatures in the low 40’s, these intrepid souls set out for a
scrambling adventure in the Calico Hills to Red Cap. Five of the climbers, excuse me, hikers were venturing up to this popular
peak for the very first time. With a few veteran hikers in the group, the
coordinator was confident of having a safe and enjoyable morning. And the entire group did not disappoint.
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| The Group at the Sundial Tinaja |
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steady pace was maintained with just a few “catch your breath” pauses. Aside from a handful of bottlenecks and “you
have some long legs that I don’t have”, the dirty dozen stayed together and took
the opportunity to marvel at some of the most spectacular picturesque views in
southern Nevada under a perfect blue sky.
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| Time to Descend off Red Cap |
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| The Slide |
After squeezing through a narrow crack and confidence building, the team
made it to the popular large tinaja filled with water surrounded by a panoramic
background. Then came the compulsory
photo ops, and on to the summit of Red Cap. When we reached the peak at Red Cap “Minor”, a few hikers noticed they
were getting great cell phone reception.
One hiker was so amazed with the views from Red Cap she called her
husband and had the entire group shouting “good morning” to him. The two minute warning was given and the hikers packed up and set off
for the descent down a seldom used narrow seam. Thanks to the dirty dozen maintaining a steady pace and conquering some
solid Class 3’s, we made it back to the parking lot ahead of the planned
completion time. ~ Tony
3 miles; 610 ft elevation gain; 2.5 hours
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| Careful as We Go |
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| Seldom Used Descent Crack |
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| Heading Home |
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