I have been so busy the last two months that I haven't had time to do longer hikes. I was itching to do something long, so decided on Pinto Valley. This is one of the few peaks I haven't been up out there, so decided to visit. I got out there around 10am (I slept in too late!) & parked at the pullout near Redstone & headed down into Pinto Valley. The weather was perfect, in the high 60s. I hadn't been down through the valley in several years & forgot how meditative the long hike is. I was in heaven! This was the perfect choice. I went up the east side. It was a lot steeper than I thought it would be! My route was mostly sustained class 2+ with a few short, easy class 3 moves. I was using hands the whole way up. There are lots of shifty sandstone slabs to contend with. I could not get the register jar open. I enjoyed the climb up, though it was trickier getting back down. I went down a slightly different way than I went up. Afterward, I took a detour to visit some of my favorite petroglyphs in Pinto Valley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKaZ6ER6ZmY