Pi - ramid Peak 3.14.15 π day

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Pi - ramid Peak 3.14.15 π day

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Nestled between Friday the 13th and “The Ides of March” we find π day. What a wonderful day to climb π-ramid Peak!
I made the trip via the Rocky Creek trail. This is about a 4100 foot, 4.1 mile hike.

Obligatory picture of the creek…
1 Rocky Creek.JPG
The snow cover wasn’t steady until about the halfway point of the climb.
2 Start Snow.JPG
Soon after hitting solid snow I caught sight of the peak.
3 Half Way Summit.JPG
I met an interesting group on the climb. Patrick Smith from Pollock Pines had brought his 5 children (and one friend, bet he is an only) on a hike to the summit.
4 Patrick Smith.JPG
I find the 16 year old carrying his sister on his back to be quite an inspiration.

I eventually made the summit. This is a picture of the peak we bagged last Sunday. Ralston is about 700 feet shorter than Pyramid.
5 Ralston.JPG
You better take an ice auger up if you want to fish one of these lakes.
6 Le Conte, Heather, Suzie.JPG
This is a shot to the north capturing Agassiz and Price.
7 Price, Agassiz.JPG
Here is the Lyons creek drainage.
8 Lyons Creek Drainage.JPG
Why did I climb this peak? I wanted to help with the drought situation. I carried up some water to help fill Aloha. :D :nod:
9 Water.JPG
You can thank me the next time you see flows over Horsetail falls. :) :lol:

It wasn’t too long before Julio and his friends joined me at the summit.
10 Julio.JPG
I’ll be up here again shortly. Aloha looks like it needs more water!
:D

Thanks,

-Russ

This climb is dedicated to a world famous 15 year old diarist. She was tragically and brutally murdered by a democratically elected fascist regime 70 years ago this week (exact date unknown).
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Nice!! :thumbsup:
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Great to meet you! Thanks for helping out with the drought situation :D
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