Looking up the N. Ridge of the Pfeifferhorn on the approach march.
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Looking across the upper Red Pine Fork at the terminal moraines of the long-gone Red Pine Glacier. The approach trail climbs the grassy hill in the lower left corner of the photo.
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The left fork of Hogum's Fork. From this point at the base of the Pfeifferhorn, the trail descends to the talus field, crosses it, then goes around the toe of the ridge in the distance.
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The object of our desire....
Hogum's Heroes climbs the triangular shaped buttress right of center. The descent goes down the gully to the left.
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Close up.
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Looking up the route from its base.
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Rob starting up the first pitch (5.9).
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Rob nears the belay on Pitch 2. I thought we were off-route here. We were definitely way left of the line on the photo in the guidebook...but there was a lot of fixed gear and it sort of resembled the topo. Who knows?
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Rob climbing pitch 3. He should have traversed right, into the dihedral about 10 feet below where he is now. Instead he did a tension traverse from over that roof to get back on route.
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Rob at the top of the 3rd pitch. The crux pitch is above him, climbing up to and around the protruding left facing dihedral.
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The crux pitch. Two fixed pins and a quarter inch bolt are visible.
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Rob finishing the crux pitch, on top of the second "prow perch".
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Rob climbing the last few feet to the topout. The true summit is another 150' or so.
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Looking west towards Lone Peak.
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The descent down the back side. No rapelling is required, but use care not to dislodge rocks.
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