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Ze	up Rocky Creek Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2012
	then dropped across Aloha and back up Ralston. Really fun!
	Posted Apr 23, 2013 9:54 pm

Larry Laverty	Summit via East Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 20, 1976
	Many moons ago now. With group of 4 high school buddies. Plenty of snow, but a shorts and t-shirt kind of day. Sunny, calm until the summit, and excellent views.
	Posted Mar 28, 2013 2:39 pm

trexkerry	Winter via Rocky Canyon Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2013
	Hiked and snowshoed up to the top and back down the Rocky Canyon route, took 4 hours up and 2 1/2 hours down. Extremely windy on the last 500 feet to the top but otherwise a picture perfect day. Used crampons only near the bottom of the descent as teh warm weather resulted in some tricky ice near the creek. Trip report is at http://www.mountainhiker.org/trip_report.aspx?id=81
	Posted Mar 3, 2013 4:41 pm

mtneering	Climbed in snowy conditions Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2013
	should of had my skis
	Posted Feb 20, 2013 1:43 am

AriehDavid	Ski Descent Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2012
	Hiked to the top and skied down. A blast!
	Posted Jan 28, 2013 10:57 am

Kristin5berry	first snow of the season Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2012
	great views
	Posted Dec 14, 2012 7:01 pm

Kristin5berry	first snow of the season Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2012
	great views
	Posted Dec 14, 2012 7:00 pm

tbaranski	Heck of a climb Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2012
	Great climb up the east face via Horsetail Falls.
	Posted Sep 6, 2012 4:06 pm

yosemiteforlife67	great workout/climb Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2011
	I did this hike/climb august/2010 as well as december/2011. The most recent trip to the top, had minimal snow and some ice, but most of the trail was clear and easy to follow. The last 800 feet of rock was pretty much clear. It was quite a workout, but always worth it. Both times i took rocky canyon.
	Posted Jun 23, 2012 11:58 pm

McCannster	New Years Eve Hike Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2012
	Following the unusual lack of snow in Tahoe, Ben and I did a summer-conditions ascent of Pyramid via the SE ridge on New Years. Great hike, weather, and views, brought me back in touch with my Sierra roots.
	Posted Jan 1, 2012 5:40 pm

LincolnB	With BAM Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2011
	My first outing with Bay Area Mountaineers. The original plan was to snowshoe Ralston but there was little snow so we went up Pyramid instead, via Rocky Creek. 14 people. Bright sun, clear air, fabulous views.
	Posted Dec 18, 2011 10:10 am

bfalck1	From Lyons Creek Trailhead Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2011
	Nov. 22 to Nov. 23, 2011. Our group of four planned to climb Pyramid Peak. We started at the Lyons Creek trail head. Wrights Road, which leads to the trail head from Highway 50 is paved but has grades which require an all wheel drive or 4 wheel drive vehicle when snow is on the road. The trail head has level and ample room to park at. The first half mile of the trail is fairly level and the rest of the trail leading to Sylvia Lake has a consistent grade from 6700 ft. to 8060 ft. We hiked when the trail had 12 to 18 inches of snow. The trail was barely visible most of the time. Look for the ends of cut trees that have been cleared as trail markers. Due to getting off course several times, it took us five hours to reach just below Sylvia Lake; carrying 30 lb. packs, 4.7 miles. The temperature was between the upper 20s to low 30s, very light wind and clear sky. Since the going was slow the first day, we decided not to try for the summit the second day and returned to the trail head in 2.5 hours.
	Posted Nov 25, 2011 2:51 am

mengbo	Day Hike Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2011
	From Lyons Creek TH.
	Posted Oct 2, 2011 12:50 am

MarekB	East Face Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2011
	Scramble from Pyramid Creek via modified route on East Face, north of the couloir and Gefo Lake. Fun!
	Posted Sep 6, 2011 12:49 am

srobinson	Bushwack Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2010
	Either there wasn't a trail or I didn't find it on my way up Rocky Creek. I have never had to do so much bushwacking on a hike before.
	Posted Jun 29, 2011 6:43 pm

Vitaliy M.	nice views
	fun dayhike after climbing at the leap
	Posted Jun 28, 2011 5:24 pm

dkangas	Mid-June Skiing Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2011
	Packing skis and boots, from Horsetail Falls, up east face to south ridge, then to the summit. Skied down Rocky Canyon to 50. Snow wet, heavy, slow.
	Posted Jun 18, 2011 11:13 pm

wfry	West Ridge Date Climbed: May 8, 2010
	Came in from Rocky creek with SMG and climbed the West Ridge with the intent of climbing the NW Couloir. Traversed over to the Couloir to take a look but ended up reaching summit using another route. Beautiful day and some great views.
	Posted Jun 2, 2011 2:24 am

SKI	Bramble Scramble Date Climbed: May 3, 2011
	Fought through Manzanita hell with skis on the back to get to the 8k mark. Terrible beta suggesting the hill between Rocky Canyon and Horsetail! Still managed to find the giant though. Excellent descent off the East Face but a lot of yo-yoing back to the epic Manzinita nightmare.
	Posted May 4, 2011 10:30 am

ElGreco	Pyramid Couloir Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2011
	Went up Rocky Canyon, camped out and then traversed round to the west side of the mountain to the couloir. Large snow banks and cornices had formed in the couloir. We avoided the steep (>60deg) snowbank by going around it. I measured the last section of the couloir before topping out at 53deg. Fun climb, and a good workout. The bottom section in the canyon was extremely slow going on the way up with waist deep wet snow, and nerve breaking on the way down falling through when snow bridges over manzanita bushes gave way.
	Posted Apr 4, 2011 3:37 pm

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