All photos are by Scott Peavy. A complete set of photos are found here.

Cat Mountain from the west

Golden Gate Mountain framed between nearer peaks, as seen from the trail on Cat Mountain

Looking up at our route. The vegetated ramp is barely visible in the sun way up on the left

A slightly closer view

The ridge immediately above that crux part. We didn't go up this ridge, we came in from the left

Now above the steep stuff, the ridge is open, rocky and full of cholla

Almost to the top

The top and its fake rock housing a repeater station

Golden Gate Mountain, Brens Peak, Bushmaster Peak, and Wasson Peak farther back

On the descent, walking out ahead

Another descent shot

Me edging down that crux part

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