Bobby Wheat’s
Summit Series
Images from Places Less Traveled
The Project of A Lifetime
In August of 2020 Bobby began an ambitous project bringing his 4x5 Camera into the backcountry of the tallest mountains in the Contiguous United States. After his first excursion carrying his 4x5 nearly 30 miles through the mountains from Mammoth California to Silver Lake over 4 days, he knew that he would spend a lifetime returning every year to tell the stories - on Film - of places few people will ever experience. In late 2022 he began training in the world of Rock Climbing to expand the project to include some of the more unreachable places in his Summerlin backyard - Red Rock Canyon.
Bringing both a traditional eye as well his gravitation towards modern art with Double Exposures and his Signature Film Negatives, Bobby’s Summit Series offers an awe-inspiring glimpse into a world that remains largely unknown to the public eye. We hope it brings you as much inspiration as these places have brought to Bobby.
Night Light
Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas
Edition of 25
Magic Mountain
Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas
Edition of 11
Night Light + Magic Mountain
Available Sizes
30x40, 40x50, 48x60 and Beautiful in both our Museum Mount (Floating) Presentation or Our Gallery Modern (Slim Black Frame) Presentation to give it a subtle separation from the wall in a more modern space.
A 6-Hour Exposure under the light of the moon tells a story of the hidden beauty of Red Rock Canyon that few have or will ever experience in person. Photographed on a 2-day, overnight adventure climbing and camping under the stars among the iconic sandstone peaks of Red Rock Canyon, Night Light features the heart of our beloved Vegas backdrop from a completely original perspective.
Magic Mountain is the bonus release from this project photographed just a few hours after Night Light. The summit of Rose Tower hundreds of feet below and the 1200 ft Aquarium Wall glistening in the moonlight give way to the iconic Rainbow Wall and Rainbow Peak rising more than 2000 feet from the valley floor, with Mount Wilson - the tallest of the sandstone peaks - completing the distant left third of the composition.
SUMMIT SUNRISE
Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas
Edition of 7 (Only 1 Artist’s Proof Remains)
First light hits the Sandstone Escarpment of Red Rock Canyon and the distant Spring Mountains. Photographed on 4x5 FILM from the Summit of Mount Wilson after a Frigid overnight adventure in early February.
The First Family
Mount Charleston, Nevada
Edition of 21
First light paints a group of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees above 11000 feet near the summit of Mount Charleston. Photographed on an 18-mile overnight adventure to the top of the Spring Mountains on the western edge of Las Vegas, the seclusion of these ancient wonders is also what helps to aid their preservation. Spared by fires and the elements over centuries, these trees were around long before we were here, and they’ll most likely still be around long after we are gone.
Searching for Symmetry
48x60 in Our Museum Mount Presentation | Mount Charleston, Nevada Installation
Available Sizes
30x40, 40x50, 48x60 Recommended in Our Museum Mount Presentation
Photographed 7.2 miles into the upper reaches of the Sabrina Basin backcountry on a 4-day excursion, Searching for Symmetry offers a reflective moment on a mountain lake in early October. First light on a frozen morning brings a subtle warmth to the 13120 ft Picture Peak and the distant granite giants of the High Sierra.
Searching for Symmetry
Sabrina Basin, Sierra Nevada
Edition of 11
Sierra Secrets
Cecile Lake, Sierra Nevada High Route
Edition of 11
Sierra Secrets
40x50 in Our Museum Mount Presentation | Charleston, South Carolina Installation (IMAGE COURTESY OF AFI INTERIORS)
Available Sizes
30x40, 40x50, 48x60 Recommended in or Our Museum Mount Presentation or Gallery Modern Frame Presentation on a White Wall.
Photographed in August 2020 on a 28-Mile, 4-Day through hike from Mammoth to Silver Lake, California, Sierra Secrets was Bobby’s first release in his Summit Series. Nearly 9 miles from the nearest trailhead, Cecile Lake sits on the High Sierra Route between Minaret and Iceberg Lakes at the base of the Minaret Range, one of the most jagged and dramatic stretches of peaks in all of the Sierra Nevada.
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First Light on the Pinnacles
Kearsarge Basin, Kings Canyon National Park
Edition of 21
Photographed on the remote eastern edge of Kings Canyon National Park on a 27-mile 4-day adventure to the Rae Lakes. Sunrise brings life to the majestic Kearsarge Pinnacles above the partially frozen Kearsarge Lakes on a morning in late May.
Blue Lake
Sabrina Basin, Sierra Nevada
Edition of 11
Blue Lake
Available Sizes
30x40, 40x50, 48x60 and Perfect in both our Museum Mount (Floating) Presentation or Our Gallery Modern (Slim Black Frame) Presentation
Blue Lake along with Sierra Secrets were result of Bobby’s first attempt to take his Film Negatives concept to the Backcountry of the Sierra Nevada in the shadow of the tallest peaks in the lower 48 states. Photographed on a 19-Mile 4-Day Out-and-Back backpacking trip to the upper reaches of the Sabrina Basin, Blue Lake offers a modern interpretation of one of the most pristine and untouched landscapes in the United States.
Emerald City
Big Pine Lakes Basin, Sierra Nevada
Edition of 21
Bobby Wheat Gallery | Downtown Summerlin
1825 Festival Plaza Dr. Suite 160
Las Vegas, NV 89135
United States
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