Cold As All Hell

Tin & Dry DPS Peaks In Death Valley

January 5th & 6th, 2013
Dry Mountain (8,674')
Tin Mountain (8,953')

Another winter weekend another long drive out to the desert to grab a pair of DPS peaks. And sadly they can't all be as pleasant as the pre-Christmas set had been.

This time it was off to Death Valley to climb Tin & Dry from Racetrack Road. Others had commented these two were a rough slog and after having done them (admittedly on a very cold weekend with bad weather) I can say they don't have near the appeal of some of the other nearby climbs like Corkscrew or Grapevine and Palmer. Not to mention the camping opportunities are poor and no campfires are allowed which takes away one of the perks of desert outings.
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    Hayford Peak From Hidden Forest Trailhead

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      Hayford Peak (9,912')
    When:  November 26th, 2012
    Where:  Nevada slightly north of Vegas
    Who:  Matthew Hengst, Anne Kircher
    Pictures:  Matt's Flickr
    GPS Track:  Track

    Day 4 of the 2012 Thanksgiving Turktacular and we had one more peak in our sights before retreating back to life in Southern California.  This time it was Hayford Peak which had a bit of gain along the way.

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