
Starting out, Bobbin Peak seen center.

Ascending a gully on the northwest side of Bobbin Peak.

It got steeper higher up, so we left the gully and ascended on the ridge to the right.

View back into the gully as we reach the ridge.

Some complex terrain along the minor ridge.

View back at some of the terrain we had to navigate.

Loose terrain on the way up the minor ridge.

Nearing the north ridge of Bobbin Peak.

Bobbin Peak ahead, fun Class 3.

View back at the start of the Class 3.

All headwalls were avoidable.

View back at the Class 3 fun.

Bobbin Peak ahead.

Close-up of the wild traverse. Needles Eye seen on the right.

Coming down from Bobbin Peak, you can see the ridgeline to Peak 2296 in the center. We descended from Bobbin on this Class 2/3 wide slope weakness.

View back up the weakness.

Starting along the ridge to Peak 2296.

View back toward Bobbin Peak.

A likely necessary Class 3+ crack to get to the crest.

Along the crest.

View back again toward Bobbin Peak.

Class 3 on the way up.

False summit, view toward Peak 2296 (left). It was Class 3.

Exposed Class 3/4 coming down from Peak 2296. I skipped what Petey is doing and instead used a stiffer short wall on the left near Chris.

View back toward the descent from Peak 2296.

Avoiding a scary fin by dropping right.

View back as we wrap around the scary fin.

Along the base of the scary fin, which eventually led us back to the crest.

View back toward Peak 2296. We avoided the scary fin in the center.

Traverse to come. The hump on the left is something we'll need to avoid.

Pleasant ridge stroll for a while.

Approaching the base of an inconvenient lump. We side-hilled around it on the right.

View back toward Peak 2296 as we side-hill around a lump.

View back as we ascend back to the ridgeline, past the lump obstacle.

Class 3 along the ridge.

Peak 2368 ahead. Some complex terrain ahead, made easier by a sheep trail.

A fun ramp.

Continuing along the crest.

Convenient sheep trail.

The trail wraps around cliffs, up and out of gullies.

A nice ledge along the sheep trail.

View back as we ascend back to the ridgeline. Bobbin Peak seen center.

Approaching the base of Peak 2368. It's Class 3 from here.

View back along the ridge as we all get up the first bit.

A view toward Peak 2368, a wannabe-knife-edge separating us. Needles Eye visible right of center.

Close-up at the Class 3 ascent to Peak 2368.

View back toward the summit. A ramp leads down.

Class 2/3 ramp along the east side of Peak 2368.

Descending a gully below Peak 2368. We left this gully to gain a minor saddle on the right.

View toward Needles Eye. Some of us took the ridge on the right, while others dropped lower. Both routes we took ultimately traverse below the impossible cliffs seen center.

Class 2/3 gully down.

Petey and I coming up our chosen Class 2/3 route. Had we gone the high road it would have been probably less effort, but with one harder move.

Back with our friends, traversing beneath the east cliff face of Needles Eye.

View back toward Peak 2368 as we traverse the base of the cliffs. You can see the Class 2/3 gully we came down earlier top right.

Ascending, keeping left beneath the cliffs.

Eventually we got to this Class 2, steep, loose gully. It leads to a notch.

View back down the gully from the notch. Peak 2368 seen center. The arch that Needles Eye is named for seen top left.

Class 3 up rom the notch.

Final pitch to Needles Eye. Holy rainbow!

Close-up of the Class 3 pitch to Needles Eye's summit.

View back at the scramble.

Needles Eye summit, view back along the traverse. Bobbin Peak seen left of center.

We backtracked to the notch and descended this wide slope, hopped over the ridge seen center, and continued descending.

View back toward the notch (center).

Descending, cool formations ahead.

Descending toward the gully seen right of center.

Class 2/3 gully.


View back up the gully after wrapping around an unexpected dryfall obstacle.

Wandering through the desert within the Trigo Mountain foothills in search of a burro trail.

Once we were on a burro trail, it was easy hiking.

Trigo Mountains in the background. The burro trail hit an ATV trail, which then led to the road and our cars.
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