The Pfeifferhorn

Josh and I like to do at least one hike or two each summer together.  This year, we decided to tackle the Pfeifferhorn.  It's part of the Alpine ridge and the trailhead starts up Little Cottonwood Canyon.  We took a vacation day because this was definitely an all-day thing.

Those yellow leaves were in all their glory.

 We first hiked about 3.5 miles into Red Pine Lake, then its another 1.5 or so to the summit.  We also caught a glimpse of Upper Red Pine Lake.

 From Red Pine, there's no clear trail and you have to pick a route up a steep boulder field.  That got us up to the ridge line. There's Utah Lake clear down there.

 From the ridge line there's still quite a bit of rock scrambling over the ridge to go and up to the summit.  This part freaked me out just a bit.  Josh was a rock ninja and cruised right over.

 This is the final push to the summit.  It's kind of stepep on either side of that ridge, but not as bad as the early section called the "knife edge".

 On the top of the world.  11,300 feet with lots of other peaks off in the distance, including Lone Peak.