
Along an old road to get into the wash ahead.

Within the sandy wash we'd follow for a few miles.

Steep banks within the wash/canyon.

It was lush, but we didn't encounter any bushwhacking.


Some flowing water.

The canyon opens up, but we followed the wash.

Avoiding a small section of brush using an animal trail. Mid Hills High Point seen ahead.

We left the wash when it became too wiggly toward its head and followed a slope that led to Mid Hills HP's base.

View back.

At the base of Mid Hills High Point. The summit is seen on the right. Wrap to the right of this initial chunky wall of granite.

View back as we avoid the rockiness. Pinto Mountain seen above Chris, our next peak.

A Class 3 move around a cactus.

A slabby Class 2/3 bit.

Some initial Class 2/3 to gain the summit crest.

Mid Hills High Point seen ahead, a Class 4 crux. I chose to ascend using the face, with that horizontal crack. Chris preferred the vertical crack, which he took on the way down.

Chris on the face move.

Mid Hills High Point summit, view at Chris coming up the final Class 3 move.

Mid Hills HP summit, view toward the New York Mountains.

On the way back I snagged a shot of the high point left of center with a contender seen right for reference.

We backtracked and headed toward Pinto Mountain, the high point seen left.

After some tree zig-zagging, it was open desert to the base. There's a minor cliff band at the peak's base.

Grassy slope to the summit.

Pinto Mountain summit. The wash we hiked up is in the center, Mid Hills HP top right.

Pinto Mountain.

Descending from Pinto Mountain.

We found a Class 2/3 way down from this cliff band.

Almost back to the road, a view back toward Pinto Mountain (poking up center).
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