The ridge traverse includes a crack that can be bypassed via the Tyrolean traverse mentioned above. The crux comes 80 vertical meters below the summit and is a 5+ UIAA degree climb on good limestone.

The sun glared hot, furthering his urge to throw up. Yet Wirth needed to save time summiting Pyramid Peak, and his water supply simply weighed too much. Wirth endured and kept going. Dusk eventually ...

Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) is the highest peak in Oceania, and considered by many as one of the Seven Summits. Puncak Jaya is located in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of ...

They then continued up the ridge of Carstensz Pyramid, passed the cable traverse and the first "step across" section. There, they found the three stranded climbers huddled together.

The top of Carstensz Pyramid is a tricky SOB; you’re up there on that narrow blade, but to get to the actual summit you have to traverse a series of jagged fangs.

A sign at the trailhead toward the Maroon Bells peaks reads: “The beautiful Maroon Bells, and their neighbor Pyramid Peak, have claimed many lives in the past few years. They are not extreme technical ...

ASPEN, Colo. -- Despite some frost bite on his fingers and an injured arm, Ryan Montoya is celebrating his survival. He was about to summit Pyramid Peak near the Maroon Bells when he suddenly ...