
From the trailhead heading toward the wash on the right.

Within the wash, a view up at the colorful rim we'll be hiking along later on the way to Peak 2740.

First, we wanted to head up to Keystone Tower. On our ascent, we used a gully right of center. On the descent we took the saddle seen center. Both options are fine, but the gully had more brush and boulder-hopping.

Class 2/3 gully route.

View back down the Class 2/3 gully route, where a Class 3 move at the top added some fun.

Above the gully, a view of Keystone Tower from a lump along the way.

Close-up of Keystone Tower. We wrapped to its right.

View back toward the lump (left) as we ascend Keystone Tower's slope. You can also see Peak 2740 right of center.

Wrapping beneath Keystone Tower's right side.

Matt on the first set of Class 3 moves, a well-featured slab.

A view of the route, sort of. There's so much complex rock that it's hard to see. Matt is seen on the left on the route. The lower portion of the route is obscured by the ground. From where Matt is, Class 3/3+ leads to the ledge where Tyler is (white shirt). However, he and Chris are off-route in this photo. The route continues through a Class 4 chute to the left of Tyler.

Tyler (left) at the start of the Class 4 chute. I recommend climbing into it from where Matt is standing.

View down into the Class 4 chute after pulling a lip move. The route photos are taken with my phone since my DSLR always gets in the way on tougher scrambles.

Matt after pulling the lip move out of the chute.

Steep Class 2/3 on steppy ledges and slabby stuff.

View down at friends on the steppy ledges.

At the top of the steppy ledges, view back at the steepness. This shot was taken on the way down, hence friends looking the wrong way.

We left the steppy ledges and used this walkable ledge. Seen ahead is the next Class 4 section, a lip move.

Matt pulling the Class 4 lip move.

Past the Class 4 lip move, Matt seen at a second Class 4 move, this one exposed.

Tyler on the exposed Class 4 move. The rock was quite solid. Past here was some Class 2 up a slope.

View back toward the top of the Class 2 slope. We entered this undercut headwall.

Top of the undercut headwall on the south side of Keystone Tower.

Wrapping around the west side.

North side, Class 2+ to gain the summit.

Keystone Tower summit, view toward Peak 2740 (top right).

After backtracking from Keystone Tower, we continued along the ridgeline. You can see Keystone Tower on the left, as well as the lump we had to go up and over in the center.

Onward to the base of this serious-looking cliff. We wrapped to the left around it.

Wrapping around the cliff base.

Class 2 around the cliff base, then we ascended to the ridge/rim ahead.

View back as we ascend Class 2 away from the cliff base to gain the ridge/rim.

Along the ridge, some Class 2/3 outcropping obstacles to weave around.

Along the ridgeline, some cool volcanic slickrock terrain. Peak 2740 seen on the left.

View back along the short, somewhat complex little section of ridgeline.

Peak 2740 seen ahead. The summit is on the right somewhere.

View back the way we came. The cliff we wrapped around is seen top center.

We ascended to the notch left of center to gain the south ridge of Peak 2740.

Wrapping around to the left side of Peak 2740's cliffy ridge.

Left side, avoiding cliffs.

We ascended to the ridgeline when the terrain became Class 2.

View back along the ridgeline, Garden Benchmark seen on the left, as well as our unnamed peaks from the day before on the right.

Peak 2740 summit, view along the ridge. Keystone Tower seen left.

View toward Thumb Peak (left), Thumb Peak Benchmark (center), and Castle Dome Peak (right).

Thumb Peak Benchmark (left) and Castle Dome Peak (right).

Back at the saddle, our descent route back into the wash below.
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