Fun Fact: Huskies have been known to climb 5.8 in Yosemite, just like bears

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Fun Fact: Huskies have been known to climb 5.8 in Yosemite, just like bears

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Megan on the Cathedral Peak summit, looking down at Eichorn Pinnacle and one of the Cathedral Lakes

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Cathedral Peak! enough said.

The graceful slab of Cathedral's SE buttress.

Turn left off the main Cathedral Lakes trail here - 10 minutes after your car.

Fun Fact: Huskies have been known to climb 5.8 in Yosemite, just like bears

Megan on the Cathedral Peak summit, looking down at Eichorn Pinnacle and one of the Cathedral Lakes

Descent: From summit make your way to the saddle (pictured). Then the trail crosses the slabs as shown.

Descent / 4th class west side of Cathedral. Traverse all the way to the Eichorn notch, then back.

cathedral peak

View from the descent including smoldering fire, mid Sept 2015.

Someone on the summit

Cathedral Peak and Eichorn

A soloist climbing by headlamp and moonlight on the SE Buttress of Cathedral Peak with the big dipper in the background while the full moon is rising. Aug 21, 2024

Cathedral Peak

Yet another stunning view from the top.

Descending the Muir Route in a drought winter (January 2015).

Cathedral Peak (R) and Eichorn's Pinnacle (L). View from the south on the Matthes Crest approach.

ON the hike to Cathedral

Cathedral Peak

a day in the life

Cathedral as approached from Echo Ridge

The view from below Cathedral Peak as you start the descent.

Newer sign added to the climber's trail from my first trip there years ago.

Cathedral Peak from the south; Eichorn Pinnacle is on the left

Updated trail to SE Buttress start. Turn left at carabiner sign and step over rock/logs

The Classic Cathedral Peak Shot.. What a great place..

Moonset

descent as seen from the summit of Eichorn

Full moon ascent 8/11/22

Cathedral Peak

Climbing Cathedral on a PERFECT day.

Cathedral, viewed from the Dana Plateau

view from the top of Cathedral Peak July, 2009

On the approach...

Cathedral Peak from the mountain shop on Highway 120.

Stormy view towards Unicorn, Cathedral and Fairview Dome form near Canopy dome on trail to Glen Aulin.

Morning light on Cathedral Peak.

several parties on the SE buttress

From upper cathedral lake

The notch between Eichorn Pinnacle and the summit.

View of approach to Cathedral (far left) and/or Matthes (far right) coming from Tenaya

Cathedral, May 2009

Below the chimney pitch, sorting out gear.

Wandering on Cathedral Peak.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

looking down at Eichorn Pinnacle from the summit of Cathedral - minutes before a T storm

Alberto ascends the 5.6 chimney in his Euro shorts.

Full moon ascent 8/11/22

Cathedral Peak in all her glory.

Cathedral and Budd Lake from Echo Ridge

A view of Cathedral Peak (note the climber on the summit).

SE Buttress

Steve on the summit of Cathedral Peak with Tuolumne Meadows in the background

The Awsome Veiw from Cathedral peak

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