"Accessed the peak via the NW Ridge. Drove all the way to the TH gate. After reading Thomas Denham's report (Peakbagger) I decided to access the mountain via the NW ridge which turned out to be a good decision. I did the approach a bit different though, instead of walking up the drainage I went through the TH gate, walked up the road to the water trough then proceeded up the ridge to peak 7385 before traversing over to the saddle between peak 7885 and the NW ridge. On the way up the ridge to peak 7385 I spooked a group of Javelina. Saw two to my front but could hear others on my left. The climb up the NW ridge is not difficult. For the most part I was able to stay on the edge. Really no dicey areas. And the great thing is you end up right at the peak. Based on the log, I was the 4th party to sign in for the month/year. All climbers came up in March. A word about getting to the TH. I've seen a couple different mileage readings so figured I'd do my own measurements for those who may not have a GPS or just like to navigate old style. From the junction of Old Hwy 60/CR-12 (where the gravel road starts) the distance to the first turnoff (on your left) is 20.3 miles. Proceed .6 miles..." — 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