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Birdseye view of The Maroon Bells, Snowmass Mountain and Capitol Peak from the summit of Pyramid Peak.
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Birdseye view of The Maroon Bells, Snowmass Mountain and Capitol Peak from the summit of Pyramid Peak.

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  • The west face of Pyramid Peak viewed from the Maroon Peak summit.
  • Pyramid Peak's snow-covered north and east faces (where most of the climbing route lies) as seen from the Maroon Creek Road; Colorado Elk Range.
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  • Hiking into the "amphitheater" along Pyramid Peak's north approach.
  • Snow-filled path leading up to the Amphitheater on Pyramid Peak's north approach.
  • The daunting 2000 vertical-foot north face of Pyramid Peak.
  • Crossing a boulder field in the Pyramid Peak Amphitheater.
  • A clear view of the Maroon Bells flanked by Pyramid Peak's north face.
  • Through a confounding maze of cliffs, ledges and gullies, the mountain goats are always there to guide climbers up and down the mountain.
  • After crossing this icy gully, Pyramid climbers face the steep, challenging "green wall" above. A Mountain Goat shows the way.
  • An easy, but VERY NARROW ledge below Pyramid Peak's northeast ridge.
  • Climbing up a steep pitch 200 vertical feet below Pyramid's summit. The 13,000-foot saddle is now 800 feet below (upper right in photo).
  • Birdseye view of The Maroon Bells, Snowmass Mountain and Capitol Peak from the summit of Pyramid Peak.
  • 14ers Snowmass Mountain and Capitol Peak to the northwest from the summit of Pyramid Peak.
  • The majestic Maroon Bells, viewed from the summit of Pyramid Peak; Colorado Elk Range.
  • A wobbly-kneed pose on Pyramid's summit perch.
  • Panoramic view northwest from the summit of Pyramid Peak; Colorado Elk Range.
  • Looking straight up the "green wall" along Pyramid's northeast ridge route. A Mountain Goat stands at the top of one particularly steep pitch.
  • As we surveyed the cliff walls for a way down, this Mountain Goat poked his head out of an unseen crack.
  • Called by one climber, "a Mountain Goat petting zoo," Pyramid Peak is crowded with these nimble, rock-kicking cliff dwellers.
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