Today I climbed Pyramid Peak a fourteener just outside of Aspen. It was nice to sleep in my own bed the night before the climb but it was an early morning. Up at 3:45am, 4am pick-up and 5am start up the trail. I haven't climbed a fourteener in a while and it was nice to do one so close to home. I went with Bart, Scott and David which worked out because we all hiked about the same speed. With Bart's help we were able to stay on the difficult route with minimal route finding and make good time. We ascended the northwest face of Pyramid and then descended the northeast face making for a great loop/traverse. The weather couldn't have been better, we made the summit at 9:30am and were back to the car by 1:30pm. On the way down we even got a close up view of some mountain goats. Enjoy the pics.
