A 12 mile class 3 loop with 4000 feet of elevation gain; descent via the South Loop Trail

Spring Mountains, Nevada

July 19, 2007

56More class 3	57Climbing	58Climbing	59Fern	60We go around this dry fall
61Climb around the corner	62Climb around the dryfall	63Another dry fall walk around	64Vistas	66On route to South Ridge
67Bristlecone Pine	68Bristlecone Pine	69Paintbrush	70Bristlecone Pine	71South Ridge ahead
72Looking back down to gully	73Main plane wreckage is in view	74Up through some scree	75On route to South Loop	76Up through some talus
77Rock Columbines	78Rock Columbine up close	79On route to the summit	80On route to the summit	81It is windy on top
82On the summit	83In the summit pit	84Descending along the ridge	85Look down Airplane Gully	86Wreckage and Mummy view
87Plane wreckage	88Descending on South ridge	89On South ridge	90Views from South Loop	91Trail companion
92Palmers Chipmunk	93The Meadows	94Another trail companion	95Golden-mantled Squirrel	96hBristlecone
97In the Meadows	98Descending on South Loop	99Descending	100GPS trace of the route	101Profile