"Beautiful weather! I trail ran/hiked this peak in 3 hours. Ran the flat non-rocky parts and hiked the steepest parts. This is a well marked trail and there were a lot of people (and dogs) on the trail. The waterfall was partially frozen as were some of the little stream crossings. There was patching snow on the trail above the tree line just before I reached the summit. It was easily avoidable and didn’t bother me at all in my running shoes. Didn’t see a summit box, but there was a USGS summit marker on a large rock. Great trail. Would do this one again. " — firesoren90 • Nov 17, 2018

"Started at the Donner Summit/PCT Trailhead and hiked on the PCT to Castle Peak (about 5 miles) then headed to Basin Peak. From Basin we made a small loop back towards the PCT and Peter Grub Hut. We connected onto the dirt road and made it back to the trailhead with a total of 12.5 miles. There were a few icy patches on the trail, but nothing that required micro spikes. Visibility was limited from the Camp Fire. " — firesoren90 • Nov 10, 2018

"Departed Falling Leaf Lake (Stanford Sierra Camp) at 3:30 AM, reaching the summit of Pyramid Peak at 8:30 AM via the "East" Ridge route. Rocks were frosty and slippery on the shaded side of the mountain. Backtracked and crossed the PCT to tag Kieths Dome. Went south to Ralston Peak, reaching the top at 12:30 PM, then over to Echo Peak at about 2:15. I attempted to follow the ridge to Indian Rock and Angora Peak, but my legs were wasted and it appeared to be more of a class 3 or 4 scramble than the "trail" denoted on Caltopo. I turned back and counted myself grateful for the sunny November day in my beloved Sierras." — TynanRammGranberg • Nov 1, 2018

"My friend Brett and I have had our eyes on this one for awhile, not only for it being a major summit in the area, but for the area hosting the southernmost stands of Southern Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana ssp. austrina). We were on vacation in Tulare County, staying near the foot of the Sierras in Porterville and hitting the mountain sights, and finally made it to Big Meadow North to give it a shot! We took the long mix of pavement and dirt 22S12 from Sherman Pass Rd and 23S07 to a parking/camping lot. We started on the Cannell Trail for 1/2 mi. to Sirretta Trail. We followed the Sirretta Trail to near Sirretta Pass finding 2 sets of ducks to the left indicating a ducked cross-country ascent to the ridge and peak. The route led to the north side of the summit block, a tough class 3/4 climb from that direction, so we skirted around to the south side for an easy class 2 way up to the summit and register. The views are insane all around!! The Foxtail Pines start about 2/3 the way up, and become dense on the summit ridge! The rest of the forest starts out as Jeffrey Pine/Lodgepole Pine, and Red/White Fir, later mixing with some Western White Pine and then of course, Foxtail! ..." — brianpowell • Oct 12, 2018

"Camped at lower Franklin Lake and climbed up via Franklin Pass. This was a fun climb with some route finding needed on the NE ridge. Great views again. Love the Mineral King area!" — edg • Sep 30, 2018