This is a video trip report of our hike of Colorado 14er Pyramid Peak (14,029') on Monday July 29th, 2024.

The hike was roughly 8.25 miles with 4,500' of elevation gain taking place near Aspen, Colorado in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

This video is shot on my I Phone, yet it does showcase the route and terrain pretty well. I hiked Pyramid Peak with my buddy Dom, who has been in many of my past videos. You can find his YouTube channel @TheDomRoute

This 14er hike requires a parking permit, shuttle, or other arrangements to get to the trailhead. A parking permit can be purchased online ahead of time at https://aspenchamber.org/plan-trip/tr...

There are multiple permit choices for purchase ahead of time from all day, partial day, and multi day. Also 10 permits are released open to the public 3 days ahead off time.

This hike starts at Maroon Lake with incredible views of the Maroon Bells. You start up the well traveled trail for a short time until heading left at a large cairn to start your ascent into the upper amphitheater where you get your first views of Pyramid Peak. The switchbacks are steep in this section and quickly the trail gets lost in the rocks. We chose to stay right of the snowfield in the amphitheater as we gained elevation with Pyramid straight ahead. At the top of the snowfield we crossed over and headed East through large rocks with only cairns to guide you. Your destination is a very steep and loose gully which leads up the the 13,000' ridge. The gully looks very steep from far and it does not disappoint. Once up onto the saddle we were greeted by some mountain goats and our first view of the remainder of the route.

The class 3 and 4 terrain looks daunting and requires good route finding and testing holds. You follow along the natural shelves of the crumbly mountain until you reach the Green Wall. This section provides great class 3 fun yet care must be taken. The rock is rather solid, yet there is exposure and the possibility of rockfall which we experienced. Once above the Green Wall there is more class 4 moves to reach the summit.

There were only 2 other people on the summit, where we enjoyed stunning views of the Maroon Bells, Snowmass Mountain, and Capital Peak.I drank a Breakside Double Wanderlust IPA on the summit and a La Cumbre Elevated IPA once off the tricky terrain.

We headed back down and to the car wrapping up the hike just in time for our permit window to end at 4:30PM. This was a fantastic hike, and a great introduction to class 4 terrain. I hope you enjoy the video! Safe Trails!