
Patterson Pass, view toward Mount Montezuma. I took the old road seen on the left.

View back down from the top of the old road, Mount Patterson seen top left.

Headed up the forested slope, Mount Montezuma seen top. My first goal is to reach the weakness at the center of this photo.

Progressing up the slope.

Ascending traverse on scree.

View back down toward Patterson Pass.

Last bit of steep to the top of the slope.

Top of the slope, view back down toward Patterson Pass.

Summit seen ahead. A daunting limestone cliff stretches to the left. I headed to the ridge in the center.

At the ridge, heading up. You can see the cool cliff I'm trying to get over, which stretches down for a while.

Some Class 2 along the ridge.

View back down the ridge toward Patterson Pass.

Class 2/2+ along the crest.

Wide shot back along the ridgeline, Mount Patterson seen to the north (Mount Grafton obscured, but is farther along the ridge).

I reached a wannabe knife-edge. The cliff band guarding the summit is very cool.

Up the knife-edge, mostly Class 2/2+.

View down the Class 3 move.

Mount Montezuma summit, view south.

Mount Montezuma summit, view north.
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