jimegan - Feb 7, 2008 7:10 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2001
MT CHARLESTON
GOOD CONDITIONING HIKE FROM N LOOP, S LOOP, TRAIL CYN, BIG FALLS, ETC. OTHER CLIMBS TO SUMMIT 6/7/01, 6/14/02, 10/14/02, 5/24/03, 5/31/03, 6/18/03, 7/16/03, 8/27/03, 5/22/04, 5/29/04, 6/12/04, 6/19/04, 6/21/05, 7/4/05, 8/2/06, 11/5/06, 7/1/07, 7/11/07, 7/14/07, 7/28/07, 9/6/07, 6/25/08, 8/8/09, (9/27/09 with Pat and Anna), 7/13/11, 8/18/15, 6/4/16, 9/5/16, 5/9/18(new route from Echo trailhead), 6/16/19, 6/14/20, 6/30/22
WyoNative - Jan 30, 2008 11:23 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
Birthday Summits
I've climbed/ hiked this mountain from the south side (except one year, when I did the south to north loop) on my birthday for 5 years, except for 2007.
sacplanner - Dec 28, 2007 11:25 am Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2007
After Conference R&R
Needed some R&R after a four day conference on the strip. Climbed up one of the gorges just off the Cathedral Rock trail to make it more interesting. Had unbelievable views (and a nice cough) of the smoke blowing in from the San Diego, CA fires. Its amazing how dirty the air over Vegas was! We summited just after sunset as the winds and cold were picking up and walked down the south loop trail under a full moon. Gorgeous hike with awesome views. Can't wait to go back again.
RyanMountain - Dec 3, 2007 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2007
Snowy slog
Made the mistake of taking the south loop at this time in March. You see, the south loop goes up via the north facing side of the valley whereas the north loop goes up via the south face of the valley. Anyway, about a mile out from the TH the trail disappeared under the snow and I was on my own. I spent the next few hours post-holing in snow at times up to my waist and cursing loudly. :) The summit however offered great views and it was nice to get out of the Vegas smog for a little bit. Almost got lost on the way down, but I was safely back at the TH before dark.
Judd97 - Nov 18, 2007 8:31 pm Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2007
Bagging Charleston
Solo climbed Charleston via the South Loop Trail. Best hike of my life!
Judd97 - Nov 18, 2007 8:30 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2007
Didn't make it...
An overnighter on Charleston, but had to descend in the middle of the night due to my friend getting sick. Ooooooh well.
Beau - Nov 2, 2007 11:16 am Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2007
South Loop to North Loop
I decided to climb this peak because it is on the western departure route from Nellis AFB to the Nellis Range Complex. It looked cool from 15,000', so why not check it out from the ground! When we returned to Nellis in October for a few weeks it seemed like a good opportunity.
I climbed using the South Loop trail and returned via the North Loop / Trail Canyon route, which made for a slightly longer round trip. The change in scenery was nice though and I liked each trail. The weather was really beautiful, but slightly windy and cold at the summit. Some iced over snow at the start of the North Loop made the decsent slighty more difficult initially. Overall - this was a great experience and something cool to do in the Vegas area!
JRowbury - Sep 11, 2007 10:44 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
2007 Memorial Day Wknd
It's was very relaxing to get out of the madness of all of the people for three days, hiked Griffith the day before, amazing views from both summits.
lasvegaswraith - Aug 17, 2007 8:15 pm Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2007
SLT
Not much snow this year. As this mtn. is in the backyard (no, not literaly), I make 2-3 summits early season to train. Still a great slice of mtn. scenery, aspens and all, in the middle of the desert.
A lucky Friday the 13th hike with buddies Ed and Ben. We enjoyed perfectly clear skies, little wind, and warm temps all the way. We took a leisurely 8.5 hours to complete the round circuit. It was bone dry all the way too--not at all like my July 2005 trip.
Matthew Holliman - Jul 11, 2007 1:48 am Date Climbed: May 21, 2007
North Loop/South Loop dayhike
Somewhere between Lee Peak and Mt. Charleston is where the North Loop trail started to get beautiful, and it stayed like that for most of the way back via the South Loop. Really nice area--shame my camera batteries ran out right around there. :-(
The summit was cold and windy, so I didn't spend long up there. Oh well. I'm pretty sure I'll head back here again sometime.
sierragator - Jun 9, 2007 10:01 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
Good day on the mountain
Summited via SL in 3 hours, 1:20 from summit over to the summit of Griffith. Back down to TH by 2:00.
diane - Mar 5, 2007 7:07 pm Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2006
south loop up and back
hiked to the meadow day one, enjoyed an overnight on the mountain, summitted the next morning.
vtgrasso - Feb 14, 2007 3:26 am Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2007
North Loop/Trail Canyon trail
Late start and no plan to bivouac led to me not summiting but still a great winter day alone on the mountain. Snow above 10K left me postholing a bit but I really enjoyed it and plan to return for another try in winter.
Anya Jingle - Jan 14, 2007 1:25 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2006
Via North Loop Trail
This was my 47th time on the summit of Charleston Peak and I still enjoy this mountain a lot.
Steve-hamilton - Jan 4, 2007 10:34 pm Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2007
Old Year/New Year Day
Bob Potts and I Spent New Year Eve on the south ridge and summited Charleston New Years Day @ 0900 hrs.
SusanM - Oct 31, 2006 1:57 am Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2006
Via Lee Canyon to North Loop
This route shaved a lot of time off the normal trails. More snow would have made this route a lot more fun. It was a challenge to go through the avalanche debris with limited snow. We couldn't get a great axe hold and mostly climbed class 2-3 with a few icy steep slopes. This route is best left for mid winter.
forjan - Oct 26, 2006 4:45 pm Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2006
East Face
Climbed 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.
Brian Kalet - Mar 29, 2008 11:37 pm Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2008
Devils Thumb Shortcut (Ascent); Hourglass Gully (Descent)Skied from the summit! Trip Report
jimegan - Feb 7, 2008 7:10 pm Date Climbed: May 26, 2001
MT CHARLESTONGOOD CONDITIONING HIKE FROM N LOOP, S LOOP, TRAIL CYN, BIG FALLS, ETC. OTHER CLIMBS TO SUMMIT 6/7/01, 6/14/02, 10/14/02, 5/24/03, 5/31/03, 6/18/03, 7/16/03, 8/27/03, 5/22/04, 5/29/04, 6/12/04, 6/19/04, 6/21/05, 7/4/05, 8/2/06, 11/5/06, 7/1/07, 7/11/07, 7/14/07, 7/28/07, 9/6/07, 6/25/08, 8/8/09, (9/27/09 with Pat and Anna), 7/13/11, 8/18/15, 6/4/16, 9/5/16, 5/9/18(new route from Echo trailhead), 6/16/19, 6/14/20, 6/30/22
WyoNative - Jan 30, 2008 11:23 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
Birthday SummitsI've climbed/ hiked this mountain from the south side (except one year, when I did the south to north loop) on my birthday for 5 years, except for 2007.
sacplanner - Dec 28, 2007 11:25 am Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2007
After Conference R&RNeeded some R&R after a four day conference on the strip. Climbed up one of the gorges just off the Cathedral Rock trail to make it more interesting. Had unbelievable views (and a nice cough) of the smoke blowing in from the San Diego, CA fires. Its amazing how dirty the air over Vegas was! We summited just after sunset as the winds and cold were picking up and walked down the south loop trail under a full moon. Gorgeous hike with awesome views. Can't wait to go back again.
RyanMountain - Dec 3, 2007 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2007
Snowy slogMade the mistake of taking the south loop at this time in March. You see, the south loop goes up via the north facing side of the valley whereas the north loop goes up via the south face of the valley. Anyway, about a mile out from the TH the trail disappeared under the snow and I was on my own. I spent the next few hours post-holing in snow at times up to my waist and cursing loudly. :) The summit however offered great views and it was nice to get out of the Vegas smog for a little bit. Almost got lost on the way down, but I was safely back at the TH before dark.
Judd97 - Nov 18, 2007 8:31 pm Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2007
Bagging CharlestonSolo climbed Charleston via the South Loop Trail. Best hike of my life!
Judd97 - Nov 18, 2007 8:30 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2007
Didn't make it...An overnighter on Charleston, but had to descend in the middle of the night due to my friend getting sick. Ooooooh well.
Beau - Nov 2, 2007 11:16 am Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2007
South Loop to North LoopI decided to climb this peak because it is on the western departure route from Nellis AFB to the Nellis Range Complex. It looked cool from 15,000', so why not check it out from the ground! When we returned to Nellis in October for a few weeks it seemed like a good opportunity.
I climbed using the South Loop trail and returned via the North Loop / Trail Canyon route, which made for a slightly longer round trip. The change in scenery was nice though and I liked each trail. The weather was really beautiful, but slightly windy and cold at the summit. Some iced over snow at the start of the North Loop made the decsent slighty more difficult initially. Overall - this was a great experience and something cool to do in the Vegas area!
JRowbury - Sep 11, 2007 10:44 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
2007 Memorial Day WkndIt's was very relaxing to get out of the madness of all of the people for three days, hiked Griffith the day before, amazing views from both summits.
lasvegaswraith - Aug 17, 2007 8:15 pm Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2007
SLTNot much snow this year. As this mtn. is in the backyard (no, not literaly), I make 2-3 summits early season to train. Still a great slice of mtn. scenery, aspens and all, in the middle of the desert.
rlawson - Jul 18, 2007 1:34 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
Ascent via South Loop/Descent via North LoopA lucky Friday the 13th hike with buddies Ed and Ben. We enjoyed perfectly clear skies, little wind, and warm temps all the way. We took a leisurely 8.5 hours to complete the round circuit. It was bone dry all the way too--not at all like my July 2005 trip.
Matthew Holliman - Jul 11, 2007 1:48 am Date Climbed: May 21, 2007
North Loop/South Loop dayhikeSomewhere between Lee Peak and Mt. Charleston is where the North Loop trail started to get beautiful, and it stayed like that for most of the way back via the South Loop. Really nice area--shame my camera batteries ran out right around there. :-(
The summit was cold and windy, so I didn't spend long up there. Oh well. I'm pretty sure I'll head back here again sometime.
sierragator - Jun 9, 2007 10:01 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
Good day on the mountainSummited via SL in 3 hours, 1:20 from summit over to the summit of Griffith. Back down to TH by 2:00.
MoapaPk - May 8, 2007 8:26 pm
many timesMany times by many routes.
diane - Mar 5, 2007 7:07 pm Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2006
south loop up and backhiked to the meadow day one, enjoyed an overnight on the mountain, summitted the next morning.
vtgrasso - Feb 14, 2007 3:26 am Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2007
North Loop/Trail Canyon trailLate start and no plan to bivouac led to me not summiting but still a great winter day alone on the mountain. Snow above 10K left me postholing a bit but I really enjoyed it and plan to return for another try in winter.
Anya Jingle - Jan 14, 2007 1:25 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2006
Via North Loop TrailThis was my 47th time on the summit of Charleston Peak and I still enjoy this mountain a lot.
Steve-hamilton - Jan 4, 2007 10:34 pm Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2007
Old Year/New Year DayBob Potts and I Spent New Year Eve on the south ridge and summited Charleston New Years Day @ 0900 hrs.
SusanM - Oct 31, 2006 1:57 am Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2006
Via Lee Canyon to North LoopThis route shaved a lot of time off the normal trails. More snow would have made this route a lot more fun. It was a challenge to go through the avalanche debris with limited snow. We couldn't get a great axe hold and mostly climbed class 2-3 with a few icy steep slopes. This route is best left for mid winter.
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.