Luke Underwood - Jul 27, 2020 9:12 am Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2020
Windy Peak Via Mountain Springs
Around 5 miles Round Trip from the Mountain Springs Trailhead off Highway 160. Mostly all Class 1 with a few Class 2 spots and a little exposure. I love the approach to the summit as it is lots of solid rock and extremely grippy!
of the limestone to sandstone/Keystone Thrust peaks. Did this one solo from Mountain Springs before work. Enter obligatory "it was/wasn't windy" joke here.
SawtoothSean - May 3, 2014 6:50 pm Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2014
Wow!
Kick ass rock climb up south Face (Jubilant Song). Sustained cracks, offwidth, roof traverse, hanging belay, overhang moves, cacti on route and a true summit made this an amazing adventure!
RaymondShevsky - Dec 20, 2013 2:20 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2010
From Mountain Springs
Combo with Mountain Springs Peak.
philadendron - Oct 20, 2013 3:12 pm Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2013
Easy via Mtn Springs
Nice hike with beautiful weather from Mountain Springs. Awesome views of Black Velvet. Saw a tarantula on the way down.
jdmorehouse - Mar 14, 2013 5:52 pm Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2013
One of three peaks
The third of three peaks (including Black Velvet), the wind was howling that day, so it lived up to its name.
LV Hiker - Feb 25, 2012 6:51 pm Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2012
Tag
Went up with a local hiking group to tag the summit today. Nice hike. Beautiful day.
recast - Jun 19, 2011 5:35 pm Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2010
LVMC
Went up with a group from LVMC. Great weather that day and we saw some climbers on Jubilant Song on the way down.
lasvegaswraith - Apr 30, 2010 12:54 am Date Climbed: Apr 24, 2010
WINDY
Up and down standard Windy Canyon...another great Red Rock excursion.
Marmaduke - Apr 21, 2010 1:49 am Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2010
Wow, great peak!
Pretty tough climb and enjoyed the summit views. Was by myself for the entire time, one person was climbing the face on the south.
mojaverattler - Jul 18, 2009 9:37 pm Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2009
geocaching
Climbed the peak in search of a geocache. Found the ammo can with the log about 300 feet from the geocache.
plume - Mar 15, 2009 1:30 pm Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2009
Jub Song
A fine Joe Herbst line indeed.
ShinLV - Feb 6, 2009 11:47 am Date Climbed: Jan 31, 2009
Climbed with Meetup
Climbed with Meetup Hiking group lead by Branch Whitney.
Many scrambles, loose screes and bit exposure but nothing serious.
This hike was bit harder than I have expected. But it was very good hike.
Anyway, it was not Windy at all when we climbed. Trip Report
jimegan - Feb 8, 2008 7:03 am Date Climbed: Jan 13, 2003
WINDY PK
REGULAR ROUTE
Also: 12/11/11, 9/12/24
East Face route 5/4/14 w/HS, PB, JKx2
MoapaPk - May 8, 2007 9:34 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2003
east face and regular route
First time was up the east face, down a bizarre canyon with an immense dryfall. Have also taken the regular route with LVMC, and done the east face again.
Anya Jingle - Mar 7, 2007 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2007
Up via East Face, down via Standard Route
The East Face route has much more scrambling than the normal route, involves ridge traverse and offers some great views of Windy's North Face. It is not that easy to follow though.
The standard route is great for a quick and easy descent. A nice loop overall.
Photos are here: Windy Peak via East Face
rpc - Feb 23, 2007 9:17 pm Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2007
Too Roots
Diet Delight (Mar. 15, 2009). First 3 pitches were fun. Last pitch is very short (+scrambling). PITA descent for such a short route. Good beta here on SP by Dow. TR here.
Jubilant Song (Jan. 27, 2007). Shirley and I climbed this Herbst classic. Nice rotue but not that great IMHO. The only memorable pitch is the "5.5 traverse" under the roof....5.5 is one hell of a sandbag btw. My gimp foot was bothering me a lot on the slabby pitches.
Matthew Holliman - Dec 1, 2006 5:38 am Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2006
Windy Canyon
Worked at an Internet cafe in Vegas during the morning, then headed out here for a short hike in the afternoon before flying up to OR for work. Fantastic hike with some excellent scrambling. Highly recommended (and I highly recommend to follow Courtney's class 3 variation on the hike up, too--much better than the trail).
Pay attention to the directions on here--the scramble up to the summit is really easy (little more than class 2), but class 4-5 terrain magically appears out of nowhere on the way down. There are some misleading cairns on the way down, so pay close attention to the way you come up. :-)
Route Climbed: Windy Canyon Date Climbed: January 2nd, 2006
Highly recommend this peak. Saw a bunch of desert sheep on the way up - even got some video footage of them. DO NOT descend the rocky canyon immediately below the ramp without a rope. There's a 50+ foot vertical drop at the canyon mouth. You'll have to climb back up and out, with a couple of seriously badass boulders blocking the narrow canyon bottom. Even worse in a driving rainstorm and near darkness, but I finally found that one elusive handhold I needed to get out. The closest I've been to a SAR statistic in recent memory. Guess you're never too old to be stupid.
Luke Underwood - Jul 27, 2020 9:12 am Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2020
Windy Peak Via Mountain SpringsAround 5 miles Round Trip from the Mountain Springs Trailhead off Highway 160. Mostly all Class 1 with a few Class 2 spots and a little exposure. I love the approach to the summit as it is lots of solid rock and extremely grippy!
WOLFrising - Apr 6, 2018 2:54 pm Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2018
Another cool exampleof the limestone to sandstone/Keystone Thrust peaks. Did this one solo from Mountain Springs before work. Enter obligatory "it was/wasn't windy" joke here.
SawtoothSean - May 3, 2014 6:50 pm Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2014
Wow!Kick ass rock climb up south Face (Jubilant Song). Sustained cracks, offwidth, roof traverse, hanging belay, overhang moves, cacti on route and a true summit made this an amazing adventure!
RaymondShevsky - Dec 20, 2013 2:20 pm Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2010
From Mountain SpringsCombo with Mountain Springs Peak.
philadendron - Oct 20, 2013 3:12 pm Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2013
Easy via Mtn SpringsNice hike with beautiful weather from Mountain Springs. Awesome views of Black Velvet. Saw a tarantula on the way down.
jdmorehouse - Mar 14, 2013 5:52 pm Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2013
One of three peaksThe third of three peaks (including Black Velvet), the wind was howling that day, so it lived up to its name.
LV Hiker - Feb 25, 2012 6:51 pm Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2012
TagWent up with a local hiking group to tag the summit today. Nice hike. Beautiful day.
recast - Jun 19, 2011 5:35 pm Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2010
LVMCWent up with a group from LVMC. Great weather that day and we saw some climbers on Jubilant Song on the way down.
lasvegaswraith - Apr 30, 2010 12:54 am Date Climbed: Apr 24, 2010
WINDYUp and down standard Windy Canyon...another great Red Rock excursion.
Marmaduke - Apr 21, 2010 1:49 am Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2010
Wow, great peak!Pretty tough climb and enjoyed the summit views. Was by myself for the entire time, one person was climbing the face on the south.
mojaverattler - Jul 18, 2009 9:37 pm Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2009
geocachingClimbed the peak in search of a geocache. Found the ammo can with the log about 300 feet from the geocache.
plume - Mar 15, 2009 1:30 pm Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2009
Jub SongA fine Joe Herbst line indeed.
ShinLV - Feb 6, 2009 11:47 am Date Climbed: Jan 31, 2009
Climbed with MeetupClimbed with Meetup Hiking group lead by Branch Whitney.
Many scrambles, loose screes and bit exposure but nothing serious.
This hike was bit harder than I have expected. But it was very good hike.
Anyway, it was not Windy at all when we climbed.
Trip Report
jimegan - Feb 8, 2008 7:03 am Date Climbed: Jan 13, 2003
WINDY PKREGULAR ROUTE
Also: 12/11/11, 9/12/24
East Face route 5/4/14 w/HS, PB, JKx2
MoapaPk - May 8, 2007 9:34 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2003
east face and regular routeFirst time was up the east face, down a bizarre canyon with an immense dryfall. Have also taken the regular route with LVMC, and done the east face again.
redsplashman23 - Apr 29, 2007 7:49 pm Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2007
Nice PeakGreat Scrambling.
Anya Jingle - Mar 7, 2007 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2007
Up via East Face, down via Standard RouteThe East Face route has much more scrambling than the normal route, involves ridge traverse and offers some great views of Windy's North Face. It is not that easy to follow though.
The standard route is great for a quick and easy descent. A nice loop overall.
Photos are here: Windy Peak via East Face
rpc - Feb 23, 2007 9:17 pm Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2007
Too RootsDiet Delight (Mar. 15, 2009). First 3 pitches were fun. Last pitch is very short (+scrambling). PITA descent for such a short route. Good beta here on SP by Dow. TR here.
Jubilant Song (Jan. 27, 2007). Shirley and I climbed this Herbst classic. Nice rotue but not that great IMHO. The only memorable pitch is the "5.5 traverse" under the roof....5.5 is one hell of a sandbag btw. My gimp foot was bothering me a lot on the slabby pitches.
Matthew Holliman - Dec 1, 2006 5:38 am Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2006
Windy CanyonWorked at an Internet cafe in Vegas during the morning, then headed out here for a short hike in the afternoon before flying up to OR for work. Fantastic hike with some excellent scrambling. Highly recommended (and I highly recommend to follow Courtney's class 3 variation on the hike up, too--much better than the trail).
Pay attention to the directions on here--the scramble up to the summit is really easy (little more than class 2), but class 4-5 terrain magically appears out of nowhere on the way down. There are some misleading cairns on the way down, so pay close attention to the way you come up. :-)
brianhughes - Jan 4, 2006 6:59 pm
Route Climbed: Windy Canyon Date Climbed: January 2nd, 2006Highly recommend this peak. Saw a bunch of desert sheep on the way up - even got some video footage of them. DO NOT descend the rocky canyon immediately below the ramp without a rope. There's a 50+ foot vertical drop at the canyon mouth. You'll have to climb back up and out, with a couple of seriously badass boulders blocking the narrow canyon bottom. Even worse in a driving rainstorm and near darkness, but I finally found that one elusive handhold I needed to get out. The closest I've been to a SAR statistic in recent memory. Guess you're never too old to be stupid.