
Starting up the small valley/wash. North Star Peak visible top left.

Ascending to the northern side of North Star Peak (just right of center in this photo). From there, we headed to the left in this photo along the base of the cliffs.

View back, Kofa Butte in the distance. From here we headed to the right in this photo.

Ascending along the base of the cliffs.

If you reach this arch, you've ascended too high and missed the Class 4 chimney.

We ascended from the left in this photo. The arch is above Matt and out of frame on the right.

The Class 4 chimney.

View down the chimney.

The chimney is visible left of center. Matt is situated in the notch, and I'm above the short Class 3 move.

Class 2 to the summit ridge.

Class 2 slabs on interesting rock.

View back toward the notch.

Class 2+ summit ridge move.

View back along the short summit ridge. We ascended from the right in this photo.

North Star Peak summit, view north toward Polaris Mountain.

An impressive chasm on the west side of the peak. Our earlier ramblings brought us to the lower summit you see on the top in this photo because we didn't know where the summit was. We were a little dismayed when we reached that spot and had to backtrack.
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