"2.19.2021~Solo, Lizard Head, Lizard Back and Lizard Horn. 10 miles, 2,700’ gain. Following in the footsteps of the great and fearless, top mountaineers in our area (Laszlo H., Ed F., Luba and Chris M.~in 2018) who first conquered these 3 geological features that tower above the Mighty Colorado River in Southern NV. They have the 1st known documented ascents.....I started From the North Fork of Boy Scout Canyon instead of The Canyon Mesa Approach because I wanted to see if I could get to the Lizard parts from there (and I had already been to the Lizard’s Head and Back from that direction on a separate trip.) From afar, it looks to be guarded by cliffs but I found a break. The Lizard Head and Back are a straightforward class 2+ hike. I didn’t like the visuals of dropping down to the Horn (from the Head) so I descended and circumnavigated around a different way, which added a lot of workout extra credit! Oy!!! (Don’t do that, go from Head, then directly down to the Horn.) The Horn is about 300’ below the Head. The final ascent up the Lizard Horn’s tower was a short-ish Class 3+/4 exposed climb, then a short exposed traverse to the HP. It took me a while to gain courage. I went up and ..." — paula.raimondi • Feb 19, 2021