
Starting up the ridgeline from my car. Charleston Peak visible on the left. The initial ridge ascent was pretty steep.

Continuing on the steep ridge. On the left, you can see the drainage I would later be descending from.

Looking back along the ridge, my car in the trees in the center somewhere. Amargosa Lookout visible top center.

Charleston Peak.

The ridge becomes a slope and continues ascending quite steeply.

Cliffs guarding Clinton Peak visible ahead. I mostly just stuck to the ridge crest, hoping to find the path of least resistance. Despite how it looks, the bushwhacking was very minimal.

But the scree was unpleasant the closer I got to the cliff that guarded the summit ridge of Clinton Peak. The cliffs are visible above. I don't know what the best route up the scree is, but I was content with what I ended up with.

I headed left along the base of the cliff, the scree much easier to deal with when hugging the cliff. I was searching for a route option on the right.

Continuing along the cliff's base.

Looking back along the cliff's base.

If you get to this tree and protruding rock feature, you've gone too far. Going past this section results in ultimately getting cliffed out with Class 5 everywhere.

The Class 3+/4 section.

Looking down from above the crux low Class 4.

Class 3 slabs above the crux. At the top of the slabs, there is a serious cliff band to contend with, but keeping left avoids most of the scariest stuff.

Looking back from the top of the Class 3 slab. Behind me is scary stuff, but on the right is a nice ledge leading to a rock rib.

The nice ledge. The final Class 3 section is seen on the right. It's a bit exposed, but not too bad, and the holds are small, but reasonable and not loose.

Looking back toward the cliff. The final Class 3 move is behind me. My car is somewhere on the right out of frame. The Class 3 slab is seen center, and the ledge I traversed to reach this spot is on the left.

Final Class 3 exposed rock rib move.

Clinton Peak summit, view toward Charleston Peak (left) and Mount Reagan (right).

Clinton Peak, view southwest toward the road I came in on, Wallace Canyon.

Continuing down from Clinton Peak on steep limestone covered in scree, barely Class 2.

Continuing along the ridge from the saddle, toward Mount Reagan.

Fairly nice ascent to Mount Reagan.

Mount Reagan, view toward Charleston Peak.

Descending on loose, steep dirt/rock from Mount Reagan..

The steep section turns into the rocky ridge on the right. I kept to the right to avoid it all.

And eventually, toward the end of the ridge, I descended to the left on this pleasant slope.

Down the slope attempting to find the path of least resistance.

Entering into the drainage below.

Looking back toward the descent from Mount Reagan from within the drainage. You can see it's not a particularly pleasant experience at the start.

But soon, the drainage becomes more pleasant and actually pretty.

There's even a small section of slickrock narrows.

And eventually the drainage opens up.

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