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| Tracy | via Little Smith Valley route  Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2012 | |
| I hiked this one with Steven Stembridge, John Tennert, and Justin McEwen. We got to the summit as well as the Lyon County, NV highpoint. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2012 2:37 am | ||
| Jonodo | From the Corral Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2011 | |
| Stopped by the Lyon COPH and Von Schmidt line on the way to the summit. Nice area. I was feeling a little uninspired so we didn't try for any of the other peaks in the area. Ran into a bonafide cowboy on an ATV at the trailhead. His tent was sherdded by a black bear the night before. He claimed he had a man eating dog... Hiked with Greg D | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2011 3:31 pm | ||
| fedak | Peak 9715 > East > Middle Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011 | |
| Took the north ridge up to Peak 9715 and then continued on to East Sister. (This route is completely mahogany free and not a bad alternative to the East/Middle saddle if you are looking to avoid a bushwack) Didn't find the mahogany between East and Middle all that bad- but I only had to pass through it once and was able to better see the breaks from above. In general you want to stick to the west (Little Smith Valley side of the ridge). With proper route selection you can bypass the mahogany entirely on the top half of the slope. Didn't find the stateline marker, but didn't look for it too hard. Pics and commentary are here. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2011 6:13 pm | ||
| Princess Buttercup | Along with East Sister Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2010 | |
| Wasn't really feeling the area, until the weather moved in to provide some contrast. | |
| Posted Nov 8, 2010 8:29 am | ||
| DaveWillmott | Middle Sister Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010 | |
| We intended to do all three Sisters in one day. We left Sweetwater and climbed the ridge line all the way to the South Sister and then got to the Middle by 4:30pm. We decided to head back to the car which took 2.5 hours following deer tracks through the brush. We did the East Sister the next day via Ricky mine. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2010 10:02 pm | ||
| tednv | great day Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2010 | |
| little smith route. tried to hike east sister after, but wasn't prepared for that much brush. called it a day. | ||
| Posted Sep 4, 2010 10:00 pm | ||
| 96avs01 | Sisters Traverse Attempt Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009 | |
| Got 2 of the 3 Sisters, decided to throw in the towel between Middle and South due to very thick brush bringing yearning thoughts for a chainsaw. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2009 6:34 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Sweetwater Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2009 | |
| Tagged all the named summits with Matthew in a North to South direction, then went back for Desert Creek Peak in the evening. Trip Report | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2009 1:12 pm | ||
| buzzdainer | Coyote Creek Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2007 | |
| Drove in on a very rough 4WD road from Desert Creek, almost all the way to Coyote Creek. Followed this road to the top of the ridge, then followed this rib to the summit. Passed over the summit to the state line and register cairn. | ||
| Posted Oct 14, 2007 3:09 pm | ||
| mlarkin2002 | Sweetwater Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2005 | |
| Dayhike traverse S->N starting at Lobdell Lk., and ending at Risue Rd. Picked up Wheeler, Patterson, So. Sister, Middle Sister en route. | ||
| Posted Oct 10, 2006 3:17 am | ||
| brianhughes | Route Climbed: Little Smith Valley Date Climbed: Oct. 29th, 2005 | |
| This is a great peak to climb on a crisp, clear autumn day. Just a light dusting of new snow, with warm and calm conditions at the summit. Fantastic views across to the Sierras. Didn't see another person all day, and judging from the number of entries in the registers (at the Von Schmidt marker and the Lyon, NV county highpoint) this area is rarely visited. | |
| Posted Oct 30, 2005 10:08 pm | ||
| surgent | Route Climbed: Little Smith Valley Date Climbed: August 13, 2005 | |
| A beautiful day hike and very easy cross country amid the sage, scree and rocks. Visited the summit, the Von Schmidt marker and the state line marker asd well as the Lyon County HP rock pile. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2005 4:24 pm | ||
| derbilly | Route Climbed: Sweetwater traverse Date Climbed: July 16, 2005 | |
| Traversed the Sweetwaters from Mt Patterson and Wheeler Peak to South and Middle Sisters. Found registers on the Von Schmidt marker and the knob just NE of the state line marker. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2005 8:32 pm | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Route Climbed: Litlle Smith Valley Date Climbed: 31 May 2004 | |
| Great climb with a great partner. The weather was perfect. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2004 5:38 pm | ||
| Dean | Route Climbed: Little Smith Valley route Date Climbed: May 31, 2004 | |
| A tremendous viewpoint that is very much unknown outside of Nevada since it is more oriented to Nevada even though the summit is in California. We thoroughly enjoyed this one and were happy to find the highpoint of Lyon County Nevada as well. We had perfect weather and a great day. This one is worth a visit again and I'd like to do the adjacent peaks of East and South Sisters to complete the trinity. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2004 12:00 am | ||
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