We set out with the intention of getting Amber & Susie up to the top of Beer and Ice Peak, since they needed it for their Las Vegas 100 Peak Challenge list. Also, I had some beta for a bonus peak, Black Tower, which I wanted to try on the way up. As another bonus, one of our party knew of some dinosaur tracks in the area that I really wanted to see. We headed for the dino tracks first, which were AWESOME! After that, we got onto the standard route to Eva's Tower and followed that to the base of Black Tower. This was a difficult technical climb up a vertical wall aided by a single fixed rope hanging from the summit. We each made our way up and signed the existing register before handlining back down. After that, we headed up to the base of Eva's Tower, which is where we would turn off towards Beer and Ice. Since we were so close, we made the short scramble to Eva's first. Between Eva's Tower and Beer and Ice there is Johnny's Tower, which requires another exposed 4th class climb to reach the summit. We each did the climb and signed that register as well. Now on to the main objective! Sadly, we were starting to run out of daylight. We got to the base of Beer and Ice, where the route gets tricky. We got to a wall that I remembered climbing last time, but that I didn't feel comfortable leading unprotected this time. Tre-c, being the best climber of our group, made her way up the wall, only to announce that there was nowhere to go from the top. That 's right - we made the same mistake last time. The downclimb was even sketchier, but I spotted her and lent my shoulders to her for the last bit. We were only a hundred feet from the peak, but everyone was dejected and daylight was waning. The group decided to give up. Since we were so close, I took a few minutes to scout out a tight crack for the next time. I was able to make it through the crack and climb up to something that I recognized. I peeked around the corner and there everyone was! There was a narrow, exposed traverse that we had missed. Now we know for next time. It was getting too late to continue on, as it would take too much time to protect the rest of the route. We headed down a 'quick descent' route that Rob knew about, which included a couple of sketchy handlines down some vertical cracks. We set up a quick rap for Susie, Amber and I, while Tre-c & Rob used the handlines. It took a little extra time, but we still made it back to the car just before it got dark. Next time we start earlier, don't stop for the dino tracks, and head straight for Beer and Ice without any other side trips.