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| joseyinnet | North Schell  Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2012 | |
| Really beautiful early fall day in a beautiful range! Strolled over to the peak just south of it too which seems to get a lot less visitors, at least based on the register. Saw a few eagles too. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2012 12:07 am | ||
| K9H2OBearer | From Timber Creek Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010 | |
| Was lucky enough to do North Schell two years ago today. I echo Ammon Hatch regarding curbing impulses; I left the faded use trail and took a more direct route up. Coming down the ridge way was much better and would have been more enjoyable going up (the west face has much worse scree/talus and rock hopping). It was a joy to make it to the top. Saw several elk on the slopes. And Timber Creek along the trail is one of the most beautiful strolls in Nevada...lots of flowers and butterflies. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2012 11:54 am | ||
| Ammon Hatch | Eclipse Date Climbed: May 20, 2012 | |
| At some point early in the hike you might have a voice inside your head say "Why bother going all the way around that ridge? Going up those west slopes doesn't seem too bad". You need to stem that notion before it becomes your actual plan of action and you do something stupid. As you might have guessed I did a miserable slog up the west face. About the time I reached the summit an annular solar eclipse began. It was a bit cloudy, but there were enough breaks that we could take a peak up at the sun on occasion (with proper protection). We descended the normal route until it was about time for the eclipse to reach it's maximum. We sat and watched. What an awesome show. Got back to the car and drove back to Salt Lake while listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. | |
| Posted May 21, 2012 3:05 pm | ||
| jfrishmanIII | Great hike Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2011 | |
| Got chased off the night before by a massive storm, climbed in the morning. Amazing wildflowers, particularly lower down, and the aspen krummholz at treeline was unique and cool. Definitely want to see more of the Schells! | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2011 12:44 pm | ||
| boisedoc | quick trip Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2011 | |
| very quick hike from Timber Creek. I also traversed south to the peak 11794 (aka Middle Schell Peak) which is worthwhile as it is the 10th highest peak in the state. Didnt see a soul on this weekday other than my family | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2011 11:39 pm | ||
| splattski | Mostly on snow Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2011 | |
| Had an ultra-good day on this ultra-prominence peak with MtyBumpo Trip report | |
| Posted Apr 2, 2011 8:07 am | ||
| mtybumpo | Wonderful Spring Climb Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2011 | |
| John (splattski) and I were going to go to the Sawtooths until the avalanche forecast went downhill. Instead we headed South to North Schell and were treated to an awesome day with perfect snow conditions. We parked where the snow started at the forest boundary and followed the ridge that forms the North side of Timber Creek. This was an amazing peak with an amazing view! Highly recommended. | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2011 11:11 pm | ||
| cp0915 | Timber Creek | |
| This and a few others with DB. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2010 4:50 pm | ||
| utclimber | Timber Creek Date Climbed: May 17, 2010 | |
| Still lots of snow up there. I had to park about a mile and a half and 600 vertical feet below the trailhead. I climbed a wide couloir on the southwest face, and it turned out to be a fun direct way to the summit. Round trip time was about 4 hours, with about an hour of that spent on the road approach. | ||
| Posted May 17, 2010 5:10 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Sunrise Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2009 | |
| Would have been a great sunrise if it wasn't for all the clouds from nowhere! Ran into 2 local hunters just below the summit and even they said "What did you hear as the weather forcast?" Back down to the campground just as the kids were getting out of the tent for breakfast. Pictures and map of route on webpage http://www.willhiteweb.com/nevada_climbing/ely/north_schell_peak_022.htm | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2009 3:19 am | ||
| lasvegaswraith | Timber Creek Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009 | |
| Reached summit via Timber Creek. Gorgeous hike despite the high winds, with most wildflowers still in bloom. With all the aspens, Timber Creek would be beautiful in autumn. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2009 1:44 pm | ||
| Kadee | Wildflowers Date Climbed: May 26, 2007 | |
| A very nice hike. There were lots of bright purple wildflowers. Did this peak, then went for Boundary and White Mountain Peak the following days. | |
| Posted Nov 12, 2008 11:27 pm | ||
| Anya Jingle | From Timber Creek Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2005 | |
| Dusting of snow and very cold with windchill on the ridge. Very pretty though. We spotted a herd of elk, but they were far away. Our slideshow is here: North Schell Peak hike | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2007 3:25 am | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006 | |
| Nice hike with SPer Dean. Lots of wildflowers. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2006 4:51 pm | ||
| Dean | Nice nice hike Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006 | |
| Dennis and I had parked our trucks just off the road near the girl scout camp area and hiked from there. 3 miles with 3000 feet of effort. An enjoyable hike and an excellent view summit. A register (totally jammed full) and Benchmark were found. I really enjoyed this hike, lots of great scenery and a few bristlecone pines on an adjacent slope. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2006 11:05 pm | ||
| MoapaPk | Route Climbed: traverse, North to South Date Climbed: August 20, 2005 | |
| Ten members of LVMC (Las Vegas Mountaineers Club) climbed North Schell from Timber Creek. Then we proceeded south over the ridgeline and Taft Peak to South Schell, then down to Berry Creek, where a shuttle car was parked. South Schell is really the more impressive mountain; the north route is class 2 (woohoo!) with an easy but serrated quartzite edge. Taft is a lump on the way, with no register (that we could find). The ridge varies in difficulty; at least half the time, one has to boulder-hop among watermelon-sized quartzite blocks. The weather exposure is total; the traverse is over 11000' at all times, over 6 miles long, and there are just a few scraggly conifers on the sides. If lightning might be a possibility, don't try the traverse. The area was a lot nicer than I expected -- good views east to Moriah and SE to Wheeler, SW to Ward and Currant. The Timber and Berry drainages were lush and had running water (though I'm told these steams are normally just trickles). | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2005 3:13 pm | ||
| Bob Bolton | Route Climbed: Timber Creek Date Climbed: September 10, 2004 | |
| North Schell was the seventh of eight 5000-foot+ prominence peaks (also known as Ultra-prominences) that I climbed in eight consecutive days in early September 2004. In order they were as follows. In Utah: Flat Top Mtn, Mt. Nebo, Ibapah Peak, Deseret Peak, Mt. Timpanogos, and in Nevada: Wheeler Peak, North Schell, and Star Peak. I was joined on Flat Top, Ibapah, and Deseret by my great friend Dean Molen. One of the more memorable and enjoyable trips of my life! | |
| Posted Jan 8, 2005 12:31 am | ||
| streeyyr | North Schell Peak Date Climbed: Sep 3, 1998 | |
| A large and impressive Great Basin mountain. | |
| Posted Jan 6, 2005 12:34 pm | ||
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