
Black Dome ahead.

After a mile or so through the desert, approaching the peak.

Black Dome top right, a cool butte pops in on the left. Our route leads up the black bouldery slope in the center ta minor drainage above it.

Our minor drainage ascent choice.

Ascending our minor drainage, lots of fun Class 2/3.

View back. We approached through that opening in the top center.

Unique Class 2/3 pocketed slab.

Really cool slab feature. Minor cliff band above.

Class 3 cliff band, avoidable on the right just out of frame in this photo.

Class 2 continues up a lightly-colored slickrock drainage.

And then we entered the black volcanic cholla forest.

Black Dome ahead.

View back down. We ascended from above Matthew's head.

Black Dome just ahead, steep face.

Southeast side, Class 2.

View down the Class 2 scramble to the summit.

Black Dome summit, view south. We ascended from the far right in this photo.

Black Dome summit, view north toward Signal Peak in the distance.
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