Category Archives: Climbing

Travel using feet and hands – whether scrambling or technical climbing using rope and anchors.

Mohawk Peak, Arizona, January 2023

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Paul McClellan

On Saturday, January 14, I attempted to climb Mohawk Peak in the Mohawk Mountains of Southwest Arizona. Mohawk Peak (Hawk Benchmark) has only 1975 feet of elevation. But it has 1435 feet of topographic prominence and a remarkable summit horn … Continue reading →

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Table Tooth, Arizona, December 2022

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Paul McClellan

On Saturday, December 31, I joined Dave Kohnke, Peyton Kohnke, and Annie Fahey for a Southern Arizona Hiking Club climb of Table Tooth above Pima Canyon, near Tucson. Table Tooth has only 280 feet of prominence, but is a rock … Continue reading →

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Valentine Peak, Arizona, December 2022

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Paul McClellan

On Monday, December 19, I joined Dave Kohnke, Thomas Holt Ward, and Tony Krystoff for a Southern Arizona Hiking Club climb of Valentine Peak above Pima Canyon, near Tucson. Valentine Peak has only 146 feet of prominence, but is a … Continue reading →

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Horse Peak, Arizona, December 2022

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Paul McClellan

On Saturday, December 10, Matthias Stender, Scott Peavy, Michael Vincent, and I climbed Horse Peak, the summit of Moreno Mountain. Horse Peak lies just north of the USA/Mexico Border in the Chukut Kuk District of the Tonoho O’odham Nation. Horse … Continue reading →

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