
Starting out from the Kraft Mountain Trailhead. Kraft Mountain seen left, Big Bird Peak on the right.

Along the Kraft Mountain Loop Trail, heading toward Kraft Boulders, where there are usually climbers.

Passing the boulders and heading toward the weakness, top right.

Class 2 up the slope.

A nice ledge to traverse.

And then more ascending through the weakness, Class 2/3.

View back down toward the trailhead as I ascend the weakness.

On the ridge of Kraft Mountain. Lots of fun obsctacles to come.

There's certainly no one "right" way, but this was one of the Class 3 moves I pulled to ascend along the ridgeline.

View back at my progress so far.

Another Class 2/3 section, one of many.

Big Bird Peak seen on the right, a quick Class 4 set of moves for a minor sandstone summit. Kraft Mountain seen center.

Looking down the Class 4 moves coming up Big Bird Peak.

Ridgeline from Big Bird Peak to Kraft Mountain.

Onward to Kraft Mountain. The scrambling is more tame, but it's a bit of a maze with all the little crevasses.

Kraft Mountain ahead.

View back toward Big Bird Peak on the way to Kraft Mountain.

Kraft Mountain summit, view toward New Peak (left) and Turtlehead Peak (top right).

I chose to descend a gully into a sandy area below. You could probably stay farther left and descend on Class 2/3 scrambling.

View back up at the weakness I descended from.

Some more fun maze-like obstacles on the way down.

New Peak ahead. Below is a row of cliffs I need to find a way through to reach Pink Goblin Pass, the saddle separating Kraft Mountain from New Peak.

View back up at progress descending from Kraft Mountain.

A key Class 2/3 slot weakness to get past a row of cliffs.

A shot toward New Peak as I near Pink Goblin Pass.

Starting up New Peak.

View back toward Kraft Mountain.

Steepening terrain on a social trail to New Peak.

New Peak just ahead.

Class 3 as I near the summit. Possible to wrap around it, but the terrain is steep and loose down there.

View down at the first Class 3 move.

Second Class 3 move to gain New Peak coming up. This and the next few photos have different lighting since on a previous trip it was better for illustrating the route.

Close-up of the upper Class 3 section.

Route along the north side of New Peak, turtlehead Peak seen top right and Red Cap Peak seen left of center.

Coming down the west side of New Peak, a Class 3 move.

View back toward New Peak as I continue down the west side.

A descending traverse along the west slope to avoid cliffs along the crest.

Steep descent down to the Ash Canyon Trail.

Entering Ash Canyon. It's a bit tricky to find the optimal route since social trails lead all over and lower down in the canyon it gets bouldery. There doesn't seem to be an official trail to follow.

Ash Canyon.

View back toward New Peak as I return to my car.
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