
Starting up a long wash walk.

Navigating the arroyo network through relatively tame desert. Peak 2835 (our first summit) seen right. Peak 2940 (third summit) seen left. We headed toward the saddle separating them.

A short narrow section within the major wash to the saddle.

Heading up to Peak 2835 via its steep northwest slope.

View back toward the saddle, Peak 2940 seen above.

Approaching the summit ridge above.

Summit of Peak 2835, view north toward Peak 2759. Peak 2960 is the huge mesa behind it.

Peak 3132 seen left of center, our last peak of the day.

Onward to Peak 2759. We wrapped around it on the right.

View back toward Peak 2835.

Class 2 up Peak 2759.

We gained its ridge crest, then kept just below on easier terrain.

Class 3 move to the summit.

Peak 2759, view back toward Peak 2835.

Onward through the desert to Peak 2940 (left).

We approached from Peak 2940's northern saddle.

Class 2/3.

View back as we near the summit of Peak 2940.

Peak 2960 across the desert. Aubrey Peak poking up in the center.

Close-up toward Peak 2960, our next summit.

Approaching the base of Peak 2960.

View back, some cool slickrock tuff.

A weakness chute on the northwest shoulder of Peak 2960.

Class 2, with some short Class 3 moves up the chute.

A headwall once out of the chute.

Class 3 on really fun, but short-lived, concrete-quality rock.

The summit block a bit away.

Summit of Peak 2960 reached via the east side of the summit block.

Peak 2960 summit, view toward the three other peaks we did so far.

View back toward the chute as we head toward Aubrey Peak.

A brushy approach. Aubrey Peak seen center (the little rock nubbin).

Aubrey Peak above.

View back as we near the base of Aubrey Peak.

Aubrey Peak summit block.

Class 5 summit block.

View from the slightly lower lump false summit of Aubrey Peak.

Really interesting terrain as we head toward Peak 2801.

View back toward Aubrey Peak.

Peak 2801 right of center. More gorgeous terrain.

A short slickrock tuff section.

We headed to the shoulder just above Adam.

View back at the interesting terrain we just hiked through from Aubrey Peak.

Close-up toward Aubrey Peak.

A Class 3 weakness to overcome a cliff band to reach Peak 2801.

View back at the Class 3 move.

Steep slope to the summit from here.

Peak 2801 summit, view toward Aubrey Peak (center) and Peak 2960 (right).

Peak 3132 far left.

Quick detour to Peak 2660.

View back toward Peak 2801 (left).

Approaching Peak 2660.

Class 2, with a short Class 3 move in a chimney up to Peak 2660.

Peak 2660 summit. Peak 3132 seen right (final peak). I hiked to the saddle center.

View back toward Peak 2660's steep south face.

From the saddle, headed up to Peak 3132.

Along the east ridge of Peak 3132.

Jumbled rock above, much of it rotten.

Class 3 to the summit Peak 3132.

Peak 3132 summit, view into the Aubrey Peak loop we just did.

Peak 3132, view northwest toward its interesting cliffy ridge.

Descending a rotten gully, Class 2.

View back up toward Peak 3132.

Navigating a wash back to the cars.

View back toward Peak 3132 (left) as we head back.
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