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The North side of Pyramid Peak from the Crater Lake Trail. The NE Ridge is the left ridge in the sun. The route to the cirque climbs up the steep tree & talus-covered hillside, arriving at the saddle to the right of the large patch of trees in the center of the photo.
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Chip and Berkeley descending the steep summit slopes, August 1994.
"Leap of Faith" on Pyramid's standard route.
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Monomaniac
Aug 4, 2009
“The North side of Pyramid Peak from the Crater Lake Trail. The NE Ridge is the left ridge in the sun. The route to the cirque climbs up the steep tree & talus-covered hillside, arriving at the saddle to the right of the large patch of trees in the center of the photo.”  

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