This weekend brought me to the highest peak in the Desolation Wilderness of Northern California, Pyramid Peak. We hiked approx. 10 miles to get to/back from the west side of the Peak. This included an easy and slow ascent to Lake Sylvia followed by a rapid climb to the west saddle going up to the peak. We didn't attempt to summit the Pyramid b/c of time constraints and it was my first time hiking above 6000 feet (Our highest elevation was about 9000 feet). All in all, it was a great hike that allowed me to use an ice ax for the first time and hike in semi-high altitudes for another first. Thanks go out to BB for an excellent Saturday hike!
Here are some camera-phone pics:
Looking NNW from 1/2 way to Pyramid Peak.
Lake Sylvia where we stopped for lunch. The climb seemed to be straight up directly from the lake below.
Another cool view. We hiked from the top-left portion of the picture.
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