
Starting up toward Guadalupe Peak from the Pine Springs Trailhead.

Lots of switchbacks.

Hunter Peak on the right.


False summit of Guadalupe Peak ahead.

Short meadowy section on the way to Guadalupe Peak.

Guadalupe Peak ahead.

Looking back along the Guadalupe Peak Trail, Hunter Peak on the left.

El Capitan on the right.

Guadalupe Peak summit, Shumard Peak on the left, the next peak along the ridge.

From the northern base of Guadalupe along the ridge, looking back toward Guadalupe Peak, El Capitan center right.

Continuing the bushwhack toward Shumard, ahead.

About halfway to Shumard, looking back toward Guadalupe.

Shumard ahead.

Another view of the ridge from Guadalupe to Shumard.

Crazy cliffs along the rim to Shumard.

Steep and trailless up to Shumard.

Shumard Peak summit, looking toward Guadalupe Peak.

Close-up of the incredible cliffy rim.

Shumard summit looking toward Bartlett (center) and Bush (far right). There's a couple little sub-peaks along the ridge, but they aren't named.

Bushwhacking toward Bartlett.

Bartlett ahead on the right

A bit past halfway on the way to Bartlett, looking back toward Shumard.

Bartlett Peak ahead.

Easy Class 2 to gain the summit of Bartlett.

Almost at the Bartlett summit, looking back toward Shumard. Guadalupe is behind it somewhere.

Looking north toward Bush Mountain from the Bartlett Peak summit.

The very serious sheer cliff face along the rim on the way up to Bush Mountain.

Looking southwest at the sheer cliff.

Bush Mountain on the right, a sub-peak with no name just ahead. I decided to climb that to avoid the steep and brushy nonsense I'd have to deal with by avoiding the extra elevation gain. It was worth it.

Bush Mountain ahead!

Looking back toward Bartlett. you can see Shumard peeking out just behind it.

Coming down from Bush Mountain on the official Bush Mountain Trail, heading southeast. You can see Bartlett, then Shumard, and finally Guadalupe peeking out way back there.

Looking back along the Bush Mountain Trail. You can see the traverse you just did the whole way.

Continuing along the Bush Mountain Trail.

Bush Mountain Trail, Hunter Peak on the left.

Heading down the Tejas Trail, Guadalupe, Shumard, and Bartlett visible.

Tejas Trail.

Tejas Trail, Guadalupe Peak on the right.

Close-up of the Tejas Trail, Devil's Hall below down there somewhere.

The Tejas Trail leads back down on the opposite side of the Guadalupe Peak Trail.

Looking back along the Tejas Trail, just before the trailhead.
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