"Left Mormon Trail and went XC from NE part of summit. Summited both peaks and found a quail's nest full of baby chicks running around. Lots of saguaro cacti flowers due to above normal rainfall this year." — srphilip • May 9, 2019

"My second day out in the Phoenix mountains. Yesterday I hit Camelback so naturally today I was obligated to check out Phoenix's other mega-classic Piestewa-don't-call-me-Squaw-Peak. Started out at 6am and of course there were already a ton of people on the trail. Impressed that so many take on the challenge of this tough climb; Phoenix has some serious fitness buffs. Kept my run alive almost to the 0.5 mile junction before getting pummeled into a panting walk. Base to peak in 23:21; would love to come back and try to beat that. Sub-20 seems achievable but you'd need to bring some real fitness to the table. Scrambled over to the true summit (USGS marker) and slowly ran/rockhopped my way down. 50 min RT." — scott • Apr 11, 2019

"My first time up this Phoenix classic. Set off a couple minutes before sunrise (6am). A bit chilly but after running for 2 min was already warmed up. After first section of the climb didn't get why the trail is described as rough. Quickly discovered what they meant and gave up on running it. Spent 5 min on top taking some shots of the horizon. Piestewa Peak looked interesting from up here; hope to hit it tomorrow. Car to car in 59 min." — scott • Apr 10, 2019

"Drove to AZ from Vegas to watch a Dodgers Spring Training game (they lost). We got there early enough for a quick hike, so Dylan & I hiked to Shaw Butte & Shaw Butte Radio Tower. Fun day!" — Kevin • Mar 17, 2019

"After a great climb on Pyramid I knew Ludden wouldn't be as good. I ended up finding some class 3 that was forced but came across a bee hive under a rock 50 feet from the top. I got completely destroyed, getting stung 5 or 6 times on the neck and face. Not the ideal finish for the summit. " — MatthewWinterberg • Feb 28, 2019