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forjan - Oct 26, 2006 4:45 pm Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2006
East FaceClimbed with Tina. This was my 3rd time up this route. Started from Mary Jane Falls T/H at 7:00am. Reached the summit by 11:45am. Spent almost an hour at the top. Descended the SLT.
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Route Climbed: East Face
Date Climbed: March 20, 2006
Climbed with SP'ers mdostby, Matt K and Kevin Cannon. Started from the Mary Jane Falls trailhead at 6:10am. Kevin and I summited by 1:33pm under white-out conditions....again very windy and cold at the summit. Didn't even bother signing the summit register. Left summit at 1:37pm. Back at the Mary Jane Falls trailhead by 4:55pm. We had much tougher snow conditions (lots of trail breaking) that when I climbed on January 14, 2006. Still a fun day in the mountains with friends.
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Route Climbed: East Face
Date Climbed: January 14, 2006
Climbed with Steve-hamilton, mdostby, awagher and ming21. Started at 6:15am or so. Summited by 12:35pm. Cold & windy at the summit. Back athe Mary Jane Falls trailhead by 4:30pm. The East Face is a great and quick route to the summit of Charleston Peak. Enjoyed it greatly. We had easier snow conditions compared to my January 2004 epic.
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Route Climbed: via a NE ridge from Kyle Canyon; descent via circumnavigation of Charleston down to Trail Canyon
Date Climbed: January 3, 2004
This has been by far just about the most grueling and exhaustive climb I've done (...and I've done my share of climbs this past 2 years: several California 14ers as day climbs, got to the top of the East Horn of Mt Williamson, CA in winter via the NE Ridge, summited Mt Whitney in full winter conditions, plus others). The reason for all this was deep snow and routefinding without a map. I broke trail for approx 3000 vertical feet on 3-foot powdery snow. I had my snowshoes from the start all throughout the day basically. TR here.
mlarkin2002 - Oct 10, 2006 3:06 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2005
South Loop DayhikeSouth Loop dayhike with Mummy Mountain tagged en route.
redsplashman23 - Oct 1, 2006 3:09 am Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2006
Charleston Peak Via Lee CanyonTough hike going up "the Line" ski run, then went to the left up a 1000+ elevation gain over .6 miles up a chute. Then it was just along the north loop trail to the summit. Came down the same way. It was rough watching my step down the chute and trying to avoid stickers on plants.
Hiked again via Trail Canyon. 5-12-07
LV Hiker - Sep 13, 2006 2:42 am Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2006
Via the South Loop TrailI summited this peak with about 10 other folks. We went up to the ridgeline Saturday and camped in the meadow. The following morning we summited. Weather was great just a little breeze and the sun was out most of the time...just occasionally ducking behind a cloud.
boisedoc - Sep 12, 2006 4:48 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 1998
Big change from VegasTrail to the top. Bristlecone pines along the trail are a highlight. Second ascent in May 2003 on the snow was quite a bit more grueling.
kngalaric - Aug 9, 2006 4:17 am
2004 Loop TrailThis is a very zen-like experience. The brutal climb up the mummy mountain side is excellent, and the walk stays above 10,000 feet until you begin your final descent back to the road. Wonderful. Bristlecones are stalwart and god-like!
kelseymkrause - Jul 25, 2006 4:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
Big FallsI climbed via Big Falls route. It took 2 hours and 45 minutes to get to the summit. There was hail and lightning at the summit. Took the south loop down so that I could see the plane crash. Great climb.
madmallard - Jun 24, 2006 3:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2006
via south loop and griffithday two in my quest for four ultra-prominence peaks in four days brought me to charleston peak. this peak was much more lush than hayford. the, little mentioned, false summit provided a some frustration before reaching the summit to what was otherwise a relaxed, uneventful climing day. also bagged griffith on the way out.
Guilty - Jun 8, 2006 5:20 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2006
North Loop to Summit down South Loop to Griffith and back to North Loop Trailhead.Nice weather, with a little snow on the North Loop Trail. Stop at the plane wreck while heading back on the South Loop Trail and took some pictures. This was a big 'circle-loop' hike that I did under 8 hours.
DonnieB - Jun 7, 2006 9:40 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2006
via Big FallsPerfect weather w/ a nice breeze and good company make for a great day. Big Falls is really flowing and several snow patches in avy chutes made for fun glisade on the way down. Lot's of other large falls are flowing on the way up that are seldom seen. Big Falls is approximately 7 miles round trip w/ 4000' plus of elevation gain and one of the most direct routes to summit.
Tracy - Apr 21, 2006 5:27 am Date Climbed: May 23, 1990
various routes over the yearsIn May of 1990, I climbed this one with Jerry Faircloth. This was at least my 5th time on the summit. I had previously summited via Trail Canyon and the north loop on November 1, 1980 (solo) and in the 1970's with my dad and two brothers. The previous 2 times (once in '76 & again in '77) up the south loop were with fellow scouts Paul Utz, Jay Groesbeck, Bruce Koellicker, Mark Nilsen, and my 2 brothers and my Dad. In the summer of 1994 I led a group of scouts up Carpenter Canyon from the Pahrump side, but we turned around and went back down after getting to Peak Spring.
6th time (via the South Loop Trail) - May 10th, 2018 (more than 25 years after the last time I did it). Weather was perfect on top.
7th time (via the South Loop Trail) - Sep 28th, 2019 with Dennis Clark, his 1st time.
8th time (up via the South Loop trail & down via the North loop/Trail Canyon trails) - Sep 13th, 2022 with John & Kathy Mitchler. Misty and cold on the way up & perfect weather on the way down.
Matt K - Mar 25, 2006 2:02 am Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2006
East FaceClimbed with forjan, mdostby and Kevin Cannon. Did not summit, but I plan to be back. Beautiful day in the mountains.
markhyams - Mar 5, 2006 6:45 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2005
SE RidgeFirst hike in Nevada. Great views, and I like being 10,000 feet above surrounding terrain.
Steve-hamilton - Jan 15, 2006 3:21 pm
Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: 14 January 2006Beautiful day good company great route
mdostby - Jan 15, 2006 11:44 am
Route Climbed: East Face Route via Big Falls Date Climbed: January 14, 2006Hiked with Miguel, Andrew, Mark and Steve. I topped out at 10,200', well below the summit, while the others went on to summit. Nice day with some fun class 3 at the head wall of Big Falls.
awagher - Jan 15, 2006 4:19 am
Route Climbed: EAST FACE Date Climbed: January 14th,2006Nice day out. Summited via the East Face.
Steve-hamilton - Jan 11, 2006 8:14 pm
Route Climbed: South Loop Trail Date Climbed: January 1 2006Bob Jim and myself sent New Year's Eve on south ridge just below treeline and summited Charleston at 0815 hrs New Year's Day 2006. Cold,windy with light snow.
ranjack - Nov 17, 2005 1:58 am
Route Climbed: South Loop Trail (roundtrip) Date Climbed: November 14, 2005I arrived in Las Vegas (to attend a conference) by plane in the aftenoon and saw on the approach that there appeared to be minimal snow on the peak so I decided to get a little workout in before calling it a day. I pulled into the staircase parking area at 3:30pm and was on the South Loop Trail at 4pm. Darkness was approaching but a beautiful near-full moon was on the rise and it was so bright that I never had to use my headlamp. It took me about 2.5 hours to reach the top of the ridge. The lower trail had only brief sections of frozen compact snow which was not a problem, even in trail running shoes. The hike along the ridge was straightforward and largely protected from the strong wind coming up from the east. About halfway up the ridge I exchanged greetings with another solo hiker who was on the way down. On the final approach up the exposed, barren slope there was a fair amount of compact windblown snow and the wind was steady and heavy. A few unexpected gusts litterally knocked me on my butt. It was quite cold but I was dressed appropriately. I arrived at the summit at 8:30pm and didn't stay long due to the lack of protection (the pit was pretty much snowed in). I didn't bother to sign the register for fear of losing it in the wind, but it was truly beautiful under the clear skies in the stark moonlight. The flag was making a terrible racket and I couldn't see heading down the North Loop in those conditions so I went back down via the well protected the South Loop Trail and arrived back at the car at 11:30pm - very nice trip!
ubiquitv - Nov 8, 2005 3:13 pm
Route Climbed: South Loop Trail (up and back) Date Climbed: 11/05/05I got started on the trail at about 6:00AM and made it to the peak around 12:00PM or so. There are a few snow patches here and there, but overall it's still very clear all the way to the top.
mountaingazelle - Oct 10, 2005 6:58 pm
Route Climbed: South Loop - North Loop/Trail Canyon Date Climbed: October 8, 2005I climbed to the top of Mt. Charleston with a group of five people including SusanM. It was windy for most of the day along the entire ridgeline. We watched Ron put a new flag on the summit as the wind was blowing at least 50 mph. This was a fun hike even though it was long. It was worth it for the great views from the top. Next one to climb - Mummy Mountain.