
Starting toward The Wickiup, seen center poking out.

I gained the low, wide hump on its southeast side.

Along the hump to the base of The Wikiup.

Cool eroded features on its south face.


View back along the wide hump. Indian Benchmark seen top right.

Ascending Class 2 initially on loose sand/rock.

View back at the steep ascent.

Class 2+ move on loose rock.

Class 3 rim move.

Past the rim move, the final Class 2/3 move to gain the summit perch.

The Wickiup summit, view toward Indian Benchmark.

Back at my car, I headed south through a wash toward Indian Benchmark. I took the slope seen on the left.

Ascending the slope.

At the top of the slope, the terrain is flat and full of crypto. I avoided it b keeping left along the rim.

View toward Indian Benchmark's summit ahead, a cool cliff face visible on the east rim.

I took a little wash toward the final hundred feet of ascent to another flat section above.

Class 2.

View back at the ascent. The Wikiup seen top right.

Indian Benchmark summit, view toward I-70.
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