"7.11.2020~Wheeler Peak (13,065) & Doso Doyabi (formerly Jeff Davis Peak) (12,775’) cirque Loop, solo. 8.5 miles, 4,000’ gain, 6:44hrs. 3,000’ to the top of Wheeler in 2:30hrs. This is a big “boy” mountaineer route and I was thinking of making it easy on myself and just doing a fast Wheeler but the Beast in me needed to suffer and accomplish something not many women (or people) do alone. The Descent of Doso D. was the most dangerous situation I have ever faced. I had to go down a steep grade on talus ranging in size between refrigerators and bowling balls and nothing stayed put. I just hoped my 120lb body had the grace to not set loose deadly rockfall onto myself. It was 1.5 miles of fear, finesse and exhaustion. The sun baked me as I suffered on this 2 hour section. When I stepped on the giant loose rocks, they made deep guttural sounds in the earth that sent shivers up my spine. Wheeler is the 2nd highest peak in NV and is in the Snake Range. It’s The highest independent mountain NV. I’m very proud to have taken on these glorious summits and am appreciative of my powerful body that carries me to the big mountain tops. The last day of my trip,7.12.2020~Bald Peak (11,562’) solo & ..." — paula.raimondi • Jul 11, 2020

"Drove up from Vegas Friday night & camped out. Got up early on Saturday & took the trail up to Wheeler Peak. From there, we traversed over to Jeff Davis Peak, which was HELL! The views were awesome. The drop-offs were significant. The route was the devil! A mile of loose, basketball or larger sized boulders is not my idea of a good time, but eventually, we persevered! Unfortunately, the easiest way back was the way we came - back across the boulders and back up and over Wheeler Peak. Uggghhhh!! Believe it or not, the way back to Wheeler, even though it was more elevation gain, was much more pleasant. The storm clouds had started rolling in, so everyone had deserted the mountain. By the time we reached the summit of Wheeler again, there was nobody to be seen. We took our time heading down the same way we came up. Great day in a beautiful place!" — Kevin • Jun 7, 2014