What an AMAZING hike! Wow. Rich , Ian, Tammy and I went up on Friday to Red Pine lake, camped for the night (had a blast! 
Thanks to Tams for hauling up 4 lbs of wine! heehee) and then headed up to Pfeifferhorn the next morning. Red Pine lake is situated about 3.5 miles up trail in Little Cottonwood Canyon, about 20 minutes from our house. The lower lake, where we camped is at about 9,600 feet. We hung out, drank a little wine and turned in for a perfe
ct night. After a gross breakfast of oatmeal and coffee (I hate oatmeal!!) we left camp around 9:00 am. First we had to hike around the lake, through a little fore
sty area and across a boulder field. Fortunately, we came across a couple of guys on their way down at the upper lake because we really had no idea what the best way to get up to the ridge line was, and our thinking was all wrong, based on what we read in some trail books. The route up was still pretty steep and lo
ose, but definately doable with careful footing. Once we got to the ridge we had a bit of a flat stretch as we wound our way around to the "Knife's Edge". The knife's edge was not scary, as it looked, but one spot definately made us nervous. Looking across on this side of the knife's edge to the route to the summit looked impossible, although, it wasnt bad at all once you got there. At 11,338 feet, the views from the top: astounding.
Thanks to Tams for hauling up 4 lbs of wine! heehee) and then headed up to Pfeifferhorn the next morning. Red Pine lake is situated about 3.5 miles up trail in Little Cottonwood Canyon, about 20 minutes from our house. The lower lake, where we camped is at about 9,600 feet. We hung out, drank a little wine and turned in for a perfe
ct night. After a gross breakfast of oatmeal and coffee (I hate oatmeal!!) we left camp around 9:00 am. First we had to hike around the lake, through a little fore
sty area and across a boulder field. Fortunately, we came across a couple of guys on their way down at the upper lake because we really had no idea what the best way to get up to the ridge line was, and our thinking was all wrong, based on what we read in some trail books. The route up was still pretty steep and lo
ose, but definately doable with careful footing. Once we got to the ridge we had a bit of a flat stretch as we wound our way around to the "Knife's Edge". The knife's edge was not scary, as it looked, but one spot definately made us nervous. Looking across on this side of the knife's edge to the route to the summit looked impossible, although, it wasnt bad at all once you got there. At 11,338 feet, the views from the top: astounding. 
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Wow dude, that looks scarier in pictures!! Did you climb that.
u rugged
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