
Nearing the top of the steep, dirt road walk. It's quite bad in spots, despite how it appears in this photo. Save your vehicle and walk the road.

Approaching the end of the road, the "hole" visible tiny in the center. The initial ascent slope visible on the left.

End of the road ahead. The route leads through the brush on the left, then descends into Lizzies Basin on the right, and up the gully right of center.

A social trail through the brush.

Looking back from the bushwhack section (not bad if you locate the social trail), view toward the end of the road (center).

Ascending the slope. The gully used later visible on the right.

Before encountering some very bad brush, this opening descends on a social trail into Lizzies Basin.

Looking back toward the opening, after descending into Lizzies Basin.

Heading through Lizzies Basin, the ascent gully visible just right of center.

Within Lizzies Basin, heading to the gully right of center. The "hole" is in the center of the ridge above.

Approaching the gully.

Looking back as I start up the gully.

Within the approach gully.

Looking back, the Lizzies Basin marked water source (pretty much dry for me) visible left of center.

Continuing up the gully. It gets steeper the higher you go.

Looking back again. The spot where I descended from the ridge into Lizzies Basin is just right of center, where the treeline is.

Nearing the top of the gully.

Looking back before leaving the gully.

Just above the gully, looking down into it.

Higher up, looking back into Lizzies Basin. Leave the gully as early as you feel comfortable doing so and ascend the ridge.

Class 2 along the ridge

Lots of talus.

Looking back again as I ascend. Lizzies Basin center.

Class 2.

View of the cliff face of Hole in the Mountain Peak.

Just below the summit, the ridge becomes too treacherous and a social trail traverses the talus slope for a few feet to continuing ascending on easier ground.

Class 2/2+ to the summit. View looking back toward where the trail left the main ridge (center) to ascend on safer ground.

Hole in the Mountain Peak summit ahead.

Hole in the Mountain Peak summit, view into Lizzies Basin.

Hole in the Mountain Peak summit, view along the rim of the cliffs.

Hole in the Mountain Peak summit, view back along the ridge I ascended from.
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