A Short Scrappy Volcanic Ascent - Tule Peak, NV
A steep, wind‑cut push up a forgotten Nevada peak that looks harmless from the valley but turns into a raw fight the moment you step onto its flanks.
Tule Peak doesn’t look like much from the basin floor — a quiet volcanic rise above the sagebrush, a radio tower, a ridge, nothing dramatic. But the Great Basin loves to hide its teeth, and the moment you start climbing, Tule Peak reveals what it really is: a short, steep, wind‑scoured punch of effort that hits far harder than it looks.
In this Story Pop episode, we step into the grit, gradient, and volcanic ribs of Nevada’s Tule Peak and use…
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