
Hiking up the steep 4x4 road, Mount Ellsworth seen on the right.

View back at our progress along the road, Mount Hillers seen in the distance.

The road continues past the band of sandstone seen ahead.

A view of our ridge route (center) to come from the end of the road. First, a short drop followed up a steep slope.

Close-up of the route.

A faint social trail leads along the crest.

View back down toward the sandstone band. We came from the center of this photo.

Class 2/2+ slabs that were preferable to the loose slope.

View back down as we ascend the fun slabs.

A flatter section with a view toward the next leg. We kept to the right of the significant headwall on the left. The diagonal slab in the center added a nice way to make the route more pleasant.

Navigating the slope.

Bypassing a significant outcropping by finding a weakness, once above the headwall

View back down at the bypass. The top of the headwall we'd noted below is seen just right of center. You can see the road we walked in on top left.

Mount Holmes and Lake Powell below.

Now on the grassy ridge, view back.

A couple of humps along the crest. Mount Ellsworth seen on the right.

Along the ridgeline, some cool pinnacles jutting out on the side.

A short Class 2 boulder field coming down from the second lump.

View back from the final slope to the summit.

Almost to the summit.

Mount Ellsworth summit, view back.

Mount Ellsworth summit, view south.

Mount Ellsworth summit, view down toward the gorgeous canyonlands surrounding Lake Powell.

Close-up of the intricate desert features.
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