Branch Whitney
In 1983 I moved from the mid-west to Las Vegas. I had never climbed a mountain, but was drawn to the mountains around Las Vegas. My first hikes were frustrating because the trails were not marked and there wasn't any accurate hiking information. Does that sound familiar? I fell in love with the mountains and decided to write a hiking book so you could experience all the fantastic hiking in southern Nevada.
"I help hikers, who love hiking, but are having trouble finding the routes to peaks, waterfalls and other special places, because there are few trails and virtually no trail signs."
"I help hikers, who love hiking, but are having trouble finding the routes to peaks, waterfalls and other special places, because there are few trails and virtually no trail signs."
Leader - Author - Speaker
*Author of Hiking Las Vegas (1997) The book that changed hiking in Southern NV forever
* Author of four other hiking guidebooks
* Creator of the 52 Peak Club - Over 1,200 members!
* Leader of 2,300+ member Meetup Hiking Group
* Led more then 9,000 hikers to 100 different peaks in the Southwest
* Author of 77 published hiking articles
* Done more than 2,000 hikes
* Gained over two million feet in elevation
* Hiked 10,000+ miles
* Named 33 peaks, including: Bridge Point, Summerlin Peak, Northshore Peak, Pine Creek Peak, White Pinnacle Peak, Ice Box Peak, Boot Boulder, Gray Cap Peak, Hidden Peak, Bridge Vista, Oak Creek Overlook, and many more
* Found more than 50 routes including: Four Peak Hike in Red Rock, Bridge 360, Mummy Head to Toe, Ice Box Peak, White Pinnacle Peak, Pine Creek Peak, Boot Boulder, East Peak, Hidden Peak, Veteran's Peak, and more
* Author of four other hiking guidebooks
* Creator of the 52 Peak Club - Over 1,200 members!
* Leader of 2,300+ member Meetup Hiking Group
* Led more then 9,000 hikers to 100 different peaks in the Southwest
* Author of 77 published hiking articles
* Done more than 2,000 hikes
* Gained over two million feet in elevation
* Hiked 10,000+ miles
* Named 33 peaks, including: Bridge Point, Summerlin Peak, Northshore Peak, Pine Creek Peak, White Pinnacle Peak, Ice Box Peak, Boot Boulder, Gray Cap Peak, Hidden Peak, Bridge Vista, Oak Creek Overlook, and many more
* Found more than 50 routes including: Four Peak Hike in Red Rock, Bridge 360, Mummy Head to Toe, Ice Box Peak, White Pinnacle Peak, Pine Creek Peak, Boot Boulder, East Peak, Hidden Peak, Veteran's Peak, and more