A route is hiked by landmarks. Routes are harder to follow, but offer much more of a wilderness experience. It has over 600 color photos showing you how to hike and scramble to different peaks in southern Nevada. Do not expect a well-groomed trail when hiking a route. Back to Top 9.
Most guide books rate it as one of the hardest hikes.
A 5 in my book is very tough, normally no trail, lots of scrambling and elevation gain. As a rough guide, a mile of rock scrambling equals two miles of trail hiking. Mt. Whitney rates only a 5. There are hikes on this site that would be tougher if they were at the same elevation. However, there are plenty of easy hikes on this site.