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| jdmorehouse | Short  Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2012 | |
| It was about three miles round trip, so afterwards I went up North Sister, which was just across the road. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2013 1:45 pm | ||
| K9H2OBearer | From the north, July 1, 2012 Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2012 | |
| Summitted with Barry and Abby (the cocker spaniel). Worried about the ledge from the descriptions, but it has good rock to hold on to. The creek in the canyon is as low as I've ever seen this early in the year. | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2012 3:20 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | Macks Peak Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2011 | |
| Hiked from Macks Canyon. This is a direct route and fun peak to climb. Charleston and Mummy were already snowy from a recent storm. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2011 4:45 pm | ||
| Tracy | From Macks canyon Date Climbed: May 14, 2011 | |
| climbed this one with Steven and Tyrel Stembridge, and Kiel Winger. Kiel's Dad, Robert stayed below just past the half-way up spot. Beautiful day for a hike. Snow made the ramp just before the summit ridge a little interesting but it all worked out. | |
| Posted May 14, 2011 9:48 pm | ||
| ShinLV | Macks Peak Traverse Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009 | |
| 8 of us (lead by Branch Whitney) did Macks Peak Traverse (from South to North). Many class 3-4 scramble with exposure. My Trip Photo Album This is one of the best traverse around the Las Vegas. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2009 2:30 am | ||
| BranchWhitney | Macks Peak Date Climbed: Jul 14, 1996 | |
| I normally do Mack's Peak on July 4th. I found the northern route to North Mack's Peak in the early 2000's. We did the traverse around 2005. That has some good exposure. | ||
| Posted Jul 24, 2009 1:38 am | ||
| ShinLV | Macks Peak Northern Summit with Branch Whitney Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008 | |
| Hiked Macks Peak Northern Summit with Branch Whitney. Lots of scramble and exposure. 5 of us made the peak. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2008 4:35 am | ||
| jimegan | MACKS PK Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2003 | |
| CLIMBED FROM NORTH W/ED AND MIKE | |
| Posted Feb 8, 2008 7:35 am | ||
| alpspitze | Normal Route From Mack's Canyon Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2007 | |
| The Ramp was a bit tricky with lots of snow, but that makes the hike even better. | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2007 2:02 pm | ||
| LV Hiker | Branch Whitney's Route Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2007 | |
| Well I can know scratch Macks Peak off of my list of Spring Mountain Peaks. My friend Bob and I tried to climb this one on July 25th but got turned back by a heavy rain. Not only did the rain turn us back but running across a fresh mountain lion kill sort of had us on edge. Today was a great day for the hike. Not a cloud in the sky. The high in the valley was 99 degrees and there was a slight wind blowing. Bob and I, along with his son Rob, hit the trail at about 2:30 in the afternoon. Several hours later we were on the summit. It only took us about an hour and a half to descend. We used the directions in Branch Whitney's book Hiking Las Vegas. We met at the turn off for Macks Canyon Road where we all rode in Bob's truck to the trailhead. Macks Canyon Road is a twisting, turning dirt road that runs for about 4 miles until it dead ends at the trailhead. Large boulders mark the end of the road. Although this road is a little bumpy in spots most vehicles with a little bit of clearance shouldn't have any trouble navigating it. The hike basically follows a steep wash up to a ridgeline. From the ridgeline you head right towards the base of the mountain then scramble up a steep, narrow chute with lots of loose rocks. This section of the hike was the only part you really had to be careful on as it is a bit exposed and the likely hood of sending rocks tumbling onto your fellow hikers is a very real possibility. We signed the summit log and the geocache that was located at the top. This was a fun hike that I'd enjoy doing again. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2007 9:16 pm | ||
| MoapaPk | chute route and traverse Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2002 | |
| Date is sort of a guess. I went up the normal chute 5 weeks after pericutaneous heart surgery. I used the instructions from Branch Whitney's web site and had no trouble finding the way. The stump is still there; there is still an obvious herd path up high. Second time on the chute (2005), I did a wall-climbing act to avoid being nailed by a boulder loosed from above. The north peak is nicer. July-29-07 did a traverse from South Macks (normal Peak) to North Macks. A very interesting and somewhat spooky trip. | |
| Posted May 14, 2007 11:53 pm | ||
| Anya Jingle | Out of Mack's Canyon Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2005 | |
| A short hike in a remote area. The slideshow from one of our trips up there is here: Macks Peak | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2007 3:15 am | ||
| redsplashman23 | Macks Peak Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006 | |
| 3.5 miles round trip, 1815 feet elevation gain, about 2050 or so total elevation gain. Watch out for sliding rock along the ridge leading to the peak, then especially the last part. My Trip report (right now the only one for this peak) is a good reference. Better than the one's in Branch Whitney's Books!! | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2006 4:07 am | ||
| SusanM | Route Climbed: Mack's Canyon Road Date Climbed: May 9, 2004 | |
| Watch out for falling rock on the last portion of the climb, it would be best to keep the hiking party small. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2005 7:14 pm | ||
| cp0915 | Route Climbed: via Mack's Canyon Date Climbed: 2 or 3 summers ago | |
| The ledge and the little bit of class 3 stuff near the summit were the highlight. A very nice area. Mack's Peak is definitely one of the more obscure higher peaks of the Spring Mountains. | |
| Posted Apr 5, 2005 1:52 pm | ||
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