Rose Peak

We chose to start at Del Valle as the park opens at 7 (vs 8 at Sunol) and we wanted maximum light.  As it turned

Perfect weather. Great conditions. I was sick, so I struggled immensely during much of the ascent. Beautiful day!

My backpacking trip to Rose Peak was a failure. I had a muscle tear on my left calf 2 years ago and it began bothering

Summited peak #4 in my Six Pack of Peaks challenge! I’m running out of days to get ‘er done! Yesterday was Rose Peak (elevation 3,817’)

Great hike on Rose Peak. Camped near ‘summit’.

In 2019 we did Rose Peak from Lake Del Valle and that was a bit tougher, with 2 large descents enroute to the top adding