Martin Peak from Bonanza

Climbing Martin Peak is best done by staying directly on the west ridge. I recall one 30-foot section of steep smooth rock - hard enough to get up without the 'marbles' scattered on it. Coming back down one had to be totally focused to get down without a slip - a painful prospect whether one landed and slid or bounced and rolled...

Holden Lake meadows below Martin Peak

Looking straight up the west ridge of Martin Peak