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Jan 25, 2019 — Both Endless Peak and Capuchin Peak can be hiked from the north, but the approach through Anniversary Narrows seemed a lot more creative, especially since in addition to summit views we'd get to see a slot canyon. 2WD can get to the trailhead, and as of March 2023 the road is graded though a passenger car may get spooked by a couple of sections where the old pavement has eroded away.
Austin and I parked in a pull-out a bit before the mouth of Anniversary Narrows since the road was washed. We spent some time checking out the pretty slot canyon until its head. The features are pretty unique and the canyon is a classic Las Vegas hike by itself. We then returned to the entrance of Anniversary Narrows.
On my attached map you'll notice two lines, one purple (eastern). This purple route was an exploratory mess-up as an ascent, but it ultimately worked out nicely. I'll describe it first in case you want some added adventure. We saw a neat-looking ramp beckoning us out of the north side of the Anniversary Narrows. This led along an exposed Class 2 ledge all the way up to the southeastern ridge of Endless Peak.
Alternatively (and I recommend this route instead), you should consider ascending Endless Peak via a wide, rocky slope just after entering Anniversary Narrows. This Class 2 slope has many loose boulders, and gains elevation steeply. The route will naturally lead you up to the left of the drainage separating Capuchin Peak and Endless Peak, but don't let it. Instead, drop into this drainage when you can and ascend out of it on its east side. From here, scramble up easy Class 2 to gain the southeast ridge of Endless Peak. Both routes we took led here.
Once along the southeast ridge of Endless Peak, we followed the squiggly ridge to the summit. There were no obstacles surpassing Class 2, though a false summit just before reaching Endless Peak added a bit of extra gain/loss. After reaching Endless Peak, we started back along the ridgeline and glanced toward Capuchin Peak from the false sumit of Endless Peak. It didn't look all that interesting so far below. Of course, it was already part of the itinerary so down we went. Class 2 on large slabs not dissimilar to the ascent to Endless Peak took us down steeply to the saddle separating the two summits. I'll note that this saddle is likely the best option for returning more safely later on, but more on that shortly.
Class 2 brought us to Capuchin Peak via its northern slope, the path of least resistance becoming apparent as we ascended. Capuchin Peak's views were inferior to Endless, so we continued along its east ridge to get back down into Anniversary Narrows. The route slowly descended, then we reached a serious drop. From above it looked like we would get cliffed out, but with some Class 2 (and Class 2+ lower down), we were able to close our loop. The sloped ridge feature was pretty extraordinary here, massive slabs of rock turned nearly vertical. Although a bit more dangerous than the rest of the sections on this hike, I thought it was a very cool little section. In order to avoid this portion, from Capuchin Peak, just return to the saddle separating it from Endless Peak and descend using the drainage separating the two in order to close the loop.
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