This trip report is dedicated to my fellow Survival Instructor, climbing partner and great friend Mark Vojtko, who I first climbed this with 33 years ago.

John Rich, great climber that I've known since I was in high school, called me last Tuesday and asked if I wanted to head up to Tuolumne Meadows.
Yes, the Southeast Face of Cathedral Peak is a popular place, but I could only swing a couple days out.
I left my home at 1,000 ft. late Wednesday morning and arrived in Tuolumne at 4PM. I had the evening to acclimate a bit.

My desire to keep it pretty light led me to rely on a cell phone camera. The downside is that you can't see the damn display in bright sunlight!!













At about 6:30AM we were at the trailhead. A beautiful hike up had us arriving at the base second, on a Thursday, not bad! There are many options as to where to climb, so it was easy to get started before many parties showed up.

There are a couple choke points, but in general, it all went quite smoothly.


























































































Back in a moment, as this OP is getting a little unwieldy.
Thanks to John for inviting me out. I needed it.