
Start up the major south-draining canyon, keeping right at the first fork.

Boulder obstacles.

Class 3 obstacle. Climb up over the lip and keep left.

Above the lip. The second Class 3 move is just on my right in this photo.

Continuing up the canyon.




Short sections of narrows in the canyon.




Eventually the canyon opens up. Go up the slope on the right in this photo.

On the way up the slope, looking back into the canyon.

Along the ridge, looking down into the canyon I came up.

Continuing to North Fire Peak East.

North Fire Peak East ahead, Valley of Fire visible in the distance.

Looking back along the ridge toward Lake Mead.

Valley of Fire State Park seen from North Fire Peak East.

North Fire Peak East, looking southwest toward North Fire Peak.


Bighorn Peak ahead.

Looking back along the cliffs toward Valley of Fire.


Valley of Fire State Park in the distance, looking back toward North Fire Peak.

Bighorn Peak, looking toward whatever route I could find to get down, Fire Benchmark in the center distance.

Along the ridge, headed down in hopes to get to that ridge in the center leading to Fire Benchmark.

Class 4 downclimb.

Looking back up the Class 4 downclimb.

Approaching the Fire Benchmark ridge.

Starting up the ridge, looking back toward Bighorn Peak (right).

Fire Benchmark up there on the right.

Looking southeast down a pretty canyon, Lake Mead in the distance.


Fire Benchmark, only a Class 2 scramble away.

Looking back down the ridge I came up (the ridge is in shadow in this photo). Bighorn Peak in the center.

Final scramble up the ridge to the summit of Fire Benchmark.

Fire Benchmark summit, looking southwest.

Fire Benchmark summit, looking northeast toward Bighorn Peak and Valley of Fire.

Close-up of Bighorn Peak (right), and Valley of Fire State Park.

Headed down along the easy ridge from Fire Benchmark.


Looking back up toward Fire Benchmark along the east ridge.

Looking up a canyon toward Bighorn Peak. This is the same canyon I mentioned was pretty, seen from the summit of Bighorn Peak. Apparently it's technical so don't go down it without a rope.

Looking back toward a Class 2+ obstacle on the way down the ridge. You have to wrap around a cliff band to avoid sketchy terrain.

Looking back at the Class 2+ obstacles (left), Fire Benchmark (top left), and the edge of Bighorn Peak (far right).

Lake Mead.

Close-up down into the canyon to the north of the Fire Benchmark east ridge.

Looking back up the east ridge of Fire Benchmark I just came down.
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