| NON-SCEDULED
OUTINGS |
THIRD
ATTEMPT ON ARC DOME, May 13 |
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On Sunday, May
13. Phil Clayton, Tom Ross and I started out at 5:30 a.m. from the end of the
road on South Twin River in an attempt on Arc Dome (my third attempt). Good
progress was made until we came to the first stream crossing.
Here, and in
more than 20 subsequent crossings, we were delayed by swollen waters. By the
use of logs, branches, rocks, etc. we built bridges. A couple of times we used
beaver dams to cross.
About two hours out it began to snow. The clouds
remained at about 7500 to 8000 feet, at times coming even lower. We never saw
the peak we sought to climb, and after going over six miles up a most
spectacular canyon whose walls were studied by grotesque spires and sheer
slabs, we turned back. It continued to snow all the way back to the car.
The trip to Arc Dome is a long one (20 mile round trip), but well worth it. The
canyon of the South Twin is as spectacular as Canon del Diablo and this is no
exaggeration. I'd rank Arc Dome as one of the five best desert
peaks. |
| - Andy
Smatko |
| (Ed. note: This
high-point of the Toiyabe Range in Central Nevada is little known to Desert
Peakers, mainly because of the long drive from L.A. Everyone I've talked to who
has climbed Arc Dome has returned impressed with the mountain and its
surrounding terrain. Perhaps the section can schedule it as a knapsack over a
three day weekend next summer.) |
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