by Tonka » Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:55 pm
by MoapaPk » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:22 pm
Tonka wrote:I will be meeting my girl friend in Vegas this Friday and I've set aside Monday to get out and do something (solo). I was planing on Mount Charleston. The round trip milage is pretty high but in reading the SP page and the summit logs I get a lot of conflicting info. People are posting round trip times of like 6 hours and others seem to take 6 days. I assume it's a well traveled trail and a class one hike the whole way which can make for a good pace. I don't mind an 8 - 10 hour day but I did Longs last weekend and I don't need a death march either.
by bcborder » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:30 pm
by Day Hiker » Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:08 pm
by jmatthys » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:47 pm
by Tonka » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:56 pm
by MoapaPk » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:25 pm
Tonka wrote:Thanks all. You've confirmed what I kinda was thinking. Maybe I will try and tag both if I get rolling. I know we will be out on Sunday night so I won't be getting a 3 a.m. start unless I'm still up
by splattski » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:32 pm
by Tonka » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:31 pm
splattski wrote:Tonka, you get around! We talked earlier this year about Galena Peak.
Here's my TR for the Griffith/Charleston/Mummy loop. I didn't run, but I walked about as fast as I could most of the way.
http://www.splattski.com/2009/charleston/index.html
For what it's worth, I did it the "wrong" direction. But I wasn't sure on the time, so chose to start on the south end to make sure I at least got up Charleston.
•Summits:
?Griffith Peak, 11,056'
?Mount Charleston, 11918'
?Mummy Mountain, 11528'
•Car-to-car: 20 miles, 7600' gain, 7.75 hours
by MoapaPk » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:01 am
splattski wrote:Tonka, you get around! We talked earlier this year about Galena Peak.
Here's my TR for the Griffith/Charleston/Mummy loop. I didn't run, but I walked about as fast as I could most of the way.
http://www.splattski.com/2009/charleston/index.html
For what it's worth, I did it the "wrong" direction. But I wasn't sure on the time, so chose to start on the south end to make sure I at least got up Charleston.
by Tonka » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:33 am
Coming from MN, your biggest problem may be the elevation. This may sound stupid, but don't forget to breathe hard. Don't try to set records. This is easier than the Keyhole route; but sometimes the good trail is deceptive and inclines people to start out too quickly.
by Tonka » Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:47 am
by MoapaPk » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:01 am
Tonka wrote:What about the Cockscomb ridge down from Mummy? Looking at Google Earth and going up the SLT and around the whole ridge it would seem this is an option. Not sure if you could stay on the ridge but there seems to be options down. Not sure about the amount of bushwacking.
by Day Hiker » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:07 am
MoapaPk wrote:Few people actually go to Charleston from the TRUE beginning of the NLT. Most start up Trail Canyon out of Kyle Canyon, head N and intersect the NLT, south of Mummy.
MoapaPk wrote:The Trail Canyon trail is W of the Cockscomb Ridge, and usually has better parking than the SLT trailhead.
by Tonka » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:32 am
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