"Headed down to the saddle between the two peaks then traversed across Ladron Peak in a southeast direction before locating a place to scramble up to the HP. Scree fields are terrible. The distance between the peaks is not far but the route conditions make it a real chore." — fredbrown585 • Mar 27, 2017

"On Saturday morning May 7, 2016 my daughter Christina and I headed south from Albuquerque to hike Ladrones Benchmark, elevation 9,210 and Ladron Peak, elevation 9,143. I am mostly interested in hiking NM peaks with a higher elevation than these 2, but these 2 peaks were listed on a peakery.com list, the “Albuquerque Home Court Peaks Challenge,” so I decided to hike them. Other peakbaggers are interested in Ladrones Benchmark because it has a fairly large prominence of 3140 feet and has the highest prominence of any 9K peak in New Mexico. I took my 2 dogs Major and Captain. They are fun, action-packed, wirehair fox terriers. Christina took her dog Bane. My 2 dogs are 1 year old brothers. I took Captain for his first peakbagging experience 2 weeks ago. He is more than likely going to be the default peakbagging dog. His brother threw up in the SUV both going to the peak and returning home. This happened even though I gave him motion sickness medicine. To get to the peak take Bernardo exit 175 off Interstate 25. Head west on a rough paved road over an old bridge. After about a mile and a half the road turns into a dirt road. Turn right onto County Road 12 and go about 21 miles. T..." — Phil-Robinson • May 7, 2016