Griffith Peak (11,060 feet)

via Echo Canyon and North-East Face

A 7-mile class 3 loop with 3500 feet of elevation gain; descent via the South Loop Trail

Spring Mountains, Nevada

July 14, 2007


56Mule Deer Doe

57Doe chewing grass

58She decides to take off

59We continue up

60It is getting steeper

61Doe is still in the area

62Echo Canyon is now below

63On route to the chute

64Entering the chute that may go

65Left side of the chute

66On easy section of the chute

67Climbing the chute

68Vistas from the chute

69Mummy Mtn in distance

70Climbing

71Climbing

72The chute went

73Looking down to Echo

74By big Bristlecone

75On route up Griffith face

76By great Bristlecone Pine

77Up North-East face

78It is steep

79View of Meadows

80Looking down to Echo Canyon

81Up the talus

82Still steep

83Summit comes to view

84Topping out

85On the summit

86Land of Bighorns in distance

87On the summit

88Another sumitter

89Dinner at the summit

90Miss Cute

91Chukars

92Dinner at the summit

93Chukar

94Descending

95One more Hummingbird

96Tiny and precious

97Descending

98Look at our ascent route

99Descending on South Loop

100Echo Cliffs view from the trail

101Look back at Echo Cliffs

102Look back at Echo

103GPS trace of our route

104Profile of our hike