Sunset awaiting us at the top of Cathedral Peak. Adjacent wild fires provided the smoky contrast.

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Sunset awaiting us at the top of Cathedral Peak. Adjacent wild fires provided the smoky contrast.

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Scrambling down towards Eichorn Pinnacle after a full moon ascent of Cathedral Peak.

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Jon Haynes

Jul 20, 2018

“Sunset awaiting us at the top of Cathedral Peak. Adjacent wild fires provided the smoky contrast.”

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Cathedral Peak after summiting at sunset - with two climbers on Eichorn Pinnacle

Scrambling down towards Eichorn Pinnacle after a full moon ascent of Cathedral Peak.

Eichorn Pinnacle visible from the top.

Such a great view from the summit

After approx. 10 minutes up the JMT from the Cathedral Lakes trailhead, you will see the obvious climbers trail on the left blocked by a log. The trail runs parallel to Budd Creek for a good portion of the hike then wraps around the left(East) side of Cathedral Peak.

SE buttress solo

Monica soloing Cathedral Peak.

This, I may say, is the first time I have been at church in California.
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Taken October 30, 2011

Route tracing: NA 50 CLASSIC!

April, Filip, and Alberto solo train their way up Cathedral

cathedral peak from JMT

Alternate 5.7 route to the left of the chimney, the so-called 'glory arete'. The chimney had a traffic jam this day, so we followed a yosar'ers advice. Beautiful pitch, fantastic exposure!

4th class descent. Panoramic photo taken from the ridge

Climbers on the summit taken from Eichorn.

Tamara on p2 of the "original" route up cathedral pk.

Soloist

Unknown climber high on the SE Buttress of Cathedral Peak

Looking at Fairview and other domes.

View from Budd Lake around the time we summitted (taken by our non climbing family member, 8/2/2019)

Starting up the south east buttress.

The possibilities are limitless.

Climber on the SE buttress

Upper Cathedral Lake Campsite - Under Cathedral Peak
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Southeast Buttress is the right skyline

A party of three on the summit of Cathedral Peak, photographed from the summit of Eichorn's Pinnacle

11am on a Saturday in pristine California wilderness

Matisse on summit, May 2012

Summit just enough room for two.

Southeast Buttress - climbers

April does a bit of light reading on the summit of Cathedral

The natural anchor before the chimney

View from the approach

Cathedral Peak in mid-June.

the SE Buttress

Cathedral Peak at sunrise

Summit pitch. Incredible views.

Daniel ready to step across the gap to the small summit.

Anne enjoying the spectacular summit and the rewarding view atop Cathedral peak.

View up the chimney on the 4th pitch.

Echo Peaks from the top of the 4th pitch.

A great 5.8 variation right of the chimney. If the chimney is clogged , move right , around a corner, about 20 feet to some great stemming, chimney climbing . A few old pitons and good gear on this pitch.

Just below the summit on Cathedral peak

Megan leading up the first pitch

The summit of Cathedral peak. A definite must do climb when in Tulomne meadows.

Lisa Pritchett Leading the Southwest Buttress

J on the SE buttress

Anne finishing the last section before the summit

On the summit looking south/ southwest back at the lake where we had started.

Euan on the summit with eichorns pinnacle behind

First pitch of Cathedral Peak, you can see the 5.4 splitter above my right shoulder in the photo, WAY fun and not to be missed out on!

climber on the southeast buttress

Packy following up the beginning of P2.

Joan Bertini on the Southwest Buttress

Max at the Peak

Dalon following and jamming the first pitch 5.4 fun crack!

joe stefani toping out on the se buttress

Cathedral Peak from our approach.

View from the top of Cathedral Peak July, 2009

At the Summit

Starting the climb

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