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Ascent of North Schell Peak on 2012-07-28

Climber: BMS 914

Others in Party:

Anji Cerney
Melinda Hernandez
Collin Kamholz
Austin Hubbuch
Kelly C
Joseph K
----Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

4x4 Vehicle

Peak:

North Schell Peak

Location:

USA-Nevada

Elevation:

11883 ft / 3621 m

Ascent Trip Report

This was a trip that started with a night at the Timber Creek campground, then a car shuttle to the Berry Creek drainage to head up to South Schell. Crux of the hike was a steep ascent of some very loose talus, nice quarter mile of bear-crawling up the slope. Once up to South Schell, the rest is a rolling ridge walk on broken terrain, with some minor Class 2 light scrambling. There are some major elevation losses that take place along the ridge, making for a good day of hiking. Taft Peak, and two unnamed peaks are hit along the way, one of which has a summit register calling it "Middle Schell Peak". The final push to North Schell is a good one, with fabulous views from the summit. To get down, one need only follow a circe-shaped canyon that dumps out into the drainage that leads back to the Timber Creek Campground less than 3 miles away. The vehicle we left helped us get our party back together and on the road.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

806 ft / 244 m

Elevation Loss:

2861 ft / 871 m

Distance:

3.7 mi / 6 km

Grade/Class:

Class 2

Quality:

5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Open Country

Gear Used:

Tent Camp

Weather:

Pleasant, Calm, Clear
Clear day

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

806 ft / 244 m

Extra Loss:

55 ft / 16 m

Distance:

1 mi / 1.6 km

Route:

South Ridge

Trailhead:

Saddle w/ Schell 3595 11132 ft / 3393 m

Time Up:

43 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

2806 ft / 855 m

Distance:

2.7 mi / 4.3 km

Route:

Circe to wash

Trailhead:

Timber Creek campground 9077 ft / 2766 m

Time Down:

1 Hours 28 Minutes

Ascent Part of Trip: Schells Traverse

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	South Schell Peak	2012-07-28 a
2	Taft Peak	2012-07-28 b
3	Schell Creek Peak 3519	2012-07-28 c
4	Schell Creek Peak 3595	2012-07-28 d
5	North Schell Peak	2012-07-28 e

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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