
Starting up the rocky road - you can see the diagonal green slash leading up to the notch just south of Wildcat Peak.



Leave the rocky road and head up a ridgeline (Wholt's Welt). I couldn't find the start to the social trail, but eventually stumbled on some cairns marking the route up Wholt's Welt.


Approaching Wildcat Gully, toward the top of Wholt's Welt.

Entering Wildcat Gully (left).


Keep right of all this green crap along the rocks.

Looking back down toward Wholt's Welt (hump in the middle).

Continuing up Wildcat Gully.







Approaching the saddle with "The Swale". "The Swale" is the rock formation on the left in this photo, and you're headed to the right of the center rock formation.

Just past the saddle with "The Swale" - I came up the notch on the left in this photo. "The Swale" is the obvious pinnacle here.

Continue up the gully past "The Swale".

Looking down toward "The Swale". On my first ascent attempt, this is approximately where I turned back because the scrambling got slick and scary.

Successful (second) attempt, basically where I left off previously. Here's looking back toward "The Swale", just before the Class 3/4 section.

Class 3/4 section, up the weakness in the center.

Class 3/4 moves.

Looking back down at the Class 3/4 stuff, a final heady move behind me.

After the first set of Class 3/4, we encountered the chockstone visible in the center, another move, but with no exposure.

After the chockstone, a final bit of scrambling to gain Wildcat Peak's summit (visible top left).

Wildcat Peak, view south toward Dingleberry Peak.

Marta on the summit of Wildcat Peak, view south toward Rabbit Ears. Razorback in the foreground.

Close-up of Razorback, the Class 4 route is to the left of the massive boulders.

Kevin coming down the Class 3 descent from Wildcat.

Kevin about to start the Class 4 ascent to Razorback.

Omg Razorback. The route follows the grasses in the center of the photo, then continues along the crack just right of center leading up to where Kevin is.

Looking down toward Kevin as he ascends Razorback.

Razorback Peak summit, view north toward Rabbit Ears.

First ascent attempt. Back down after descending, looking back. This is a view of some ocotillos and Wildcat Peak behind them.

First ascent attempt.

First ascent attempt: Looking back toward the Organ Mountains on the way back to my car.
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