Pyramid Mountain / Pyramid Peak

A friend and I hiked up to Pyramid Peak to view the annular eclipse. The elevation rises quickly, but it's manageable at a reasonable pace. The washout section on the other hand, as others have stated, is not to be under-estimated. A fall would mean significant injury. The path across is washout is presently in very rough shape. The path is non-existent in some sections; no trail width to speak of, just steep soft sand. Grabbing on to rocks built into the side of the hill becomes necessary to hop over these sections. During our crossing it was rain/misting, making matters worse. After reaching 3/4 the way across (just like the user before me described), sizable rocks began to fall from above and we opted to cross the washout down lower. We ended bushwhacking down the side of the washout, crossing near the bottom and bushwhacking our way back up. Very steep, very tiring, but worth not risking life and limb over a quick crossing at the top. Same ordeal on our way back too. The washout path needs to be re-graded before it's reasonably safe to cross.