
View toward the trailhead as we start up the tight switchbacks.

The trail is easy to follow and marked by cairns for the first 400 gain or so.

Ascending on climber trails to the base of the limestone cliffs.

Nice trails, NV-160 visible below.

The trail follows the base of the cliffs for a bit. When it opens up like you see here, keep a lookout on the left for a social trail leading left to get over the cliff band.

Yossi keeping left at a hard-to-miss junction.

Ascending through the weakness in the cliff band, low Class 2, but uses a nice social trail.

Above the cliff band, the trail traverses nicely, headed west.

And then it merges with the well-maintained BSA trail system.

Along the nice trail.

Fortress Trail leading up one very long switchback.

Continuing along the trail, NV-160 seen below.

The trail leads through another break in the cliff to gain higher ground.

A short excursion to Cottonwood Overlook along the BSA trail.

Cottonwood Overlook ahead.

Cottonwood Overlook, view into Red Rock Canyon NCA.

A view toward North Potosi Peak (left).

Onward to North Potosi Peak. Yossi seen below after leaving the BSA trail, now heading along the ridge crest.

Class 2 along the limestone crest.

View back, Cottonwood Overlook visible top right.

Class 2 and minimal bushwhacking on the way up to Meditation Point, seen top left.

A bit steeper on the way up.

View back down the way we came.

Meditation Point, view toward North Potosi Peak. Potosi Mountain seen distant center. We continued to the right along the ridge.

This is what the terrain is like much of the time. Dirt slope with some embedded rocks.

View back toward Meditation Point.

View along the ridge to North Potosi Peak (left).

Pretty nice terrain for the last bit to the summit.

North Potosi visible left.

View back, Yossi doing a dance. Of course.

View toward North Potosi along the rim.

North Potosi Peak summit, view south toward Potosi Mountain.

North Potosi Peak summit, view north toward Red Rock Canyon and Las Vegas.
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