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| bps | Route Climbed: Stephens Gulch Date Climbed: July 4, 2000  | |
| I had just moved to Colorado 2 weeks prior and wanted to get out for a little exercise and altitude. Fun walk up the trail and then over to Torrey's. Dead Dog Couloir looks like a great climb in late Spring -- will have to come back! | ||
| Posted Jul 21, 2002 12:17 pm | ||
| charles97 | Route Climbed: From Torreys via Kelso Ridge Date Climbed: June 22, 2002 | |
| I agree with Darrin below. After the class 4 scramble up Kelso to Torreys, Grays is pretty easy. Had to bag it while I'm here though since I'm not a CO resident. I'm not as cynical about the crowd on Grays. Met some really cool people. A nice lady named Tracy from Littleton hiked down with me and took the time to explain all about the wildflowers along the way. Saw a beautiful mountain goat. Had some light snow flurries fall from clear and sunny skies. Awesome day in the mountains. Summitted at 13:15, sixth solo 14'er in 4 days. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2002 5:03 pm | ||
| wayneaflick | Route Climbed: Stephens Gulch Date Climbed: July 30, 1994 | |
| A great trail to the summit. I was too hung over to do Torreys. It was a good thing too since I got caught in a bad hail storm on the way down Grays. | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2002 11:51 pm | ||
| ctruscot | Route Climbed: Standard route Date Climbed: June 2, 2000 | |
| Did this on a weekday. Lots of snow and sunshine. Scooted over to Torreys also. | ||
| Posted Jun 3, 2002 9:26 am | ||
| Matt Mahoney | Route Climbed: Stevens Gulch Date Climbed: Aug 10 1995 | |
| Also Torreys. | |
| Posted May 19, 2002 4:17 pm | ||
| NHFours | Route Climbed: Stephen's Gulch Date Climbed: July 10, 2001 | |
| My first Fourteener! On the way down saw a mountain goat that was basking in the sun near the Rascal, it did not seem to care about the hordes of hikers and their dogs who passed close by. | ||
| Posted Apr 6, 2002 8:19 am | ||
| darinchadwick | Route Climbed: Traverse from Torreys Date Climbed: August 1996 | |
| After the Kelso ridge on Torreys peak, Grays peak seemed like a cute little hill. Met the typical crowd on the summit. Old geezers in knickers (and still kicking some serious hiking A__), dreadlocked granolas from Boulder smoking dope, tourists from Florida who had to summit something, little kiddies drinking from plastic thermos bottles, People who just blew their REI divedend on ultra awesome hiking clothes and trekking poles, etc. etc. I felt like I was in a "Where's Waldo?" picture. There must have been 50 people on the summit, God knows how many on the trail. Hey it's all good, at least they were outside, and not watching TV. | |
| Posted Apr 3, 2002 7:40 am | ||
| spyder550 | Route Climbed: North Slopes II from Stevens Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: Oct. 7, 2001 | |
| Very cold summit day. Saw a mountain goat and was going to attempt Northwest Face II but too much snow. Fun climb that was fairly easy. Started at 7 am and was back around 12pm. | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2001 10:43 pm | ||
| nader | Route Climbed: Chihuahua Gulch Date Climbed: August 1999 | |
| Bad Weather | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2001 3:58 pm | ||
| Zeke | Route Climbed: Standard & Via Lost Rat Couloir Date Climbed: Several | |
| If you have a hankering for snow climbing, Lost Rat is a great beginner climb, jump on the ridge and head to the summit. Best in June/July and very obvious. or join the herds to the top on the standard route and meet MANY new friends. Carry an ice axe and get alot of questons and funny looks too, its great! | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2001 12:03 pm | ||
| xskier77 | Route Climbed: Stevens Gulch Date Climbed: September 23, 2001 | |
| Hiked to the summit with my friend Greg and found lots of people resting on top. This was our second attempt on Grays as the first attempt we ran into a nasty weather system. This was my third 14er. | |
| Posted Nov 13, 2001 9:22 am | ||
| ididit | Route Climbed: Stevens Gulch Trail Date Climbed: August 28 2001 | |
| Me and my sis started the hike up the trail at 7:15 in the morning and got to the top of the summit about three hours later. I must say I was proud of my first 14'r. I am not much of a hiking person like my sister but managed to stay right with her. (She climbed three other summits the week before.) Anyway it was a great hike and took about 5 hours to complete after having a snack on the summit and talking to fellow hikers. | ||
| Posted Sep 4, 2001 12:09 pm | ||
| odysseus | Route Climbed: Stevens Gulch TH Date Climbed: 8/16/2000 | |
| Grays was my 1st fourteener. My partner and I hit the trail before day break at 6:30 and soon met several other climbers on their way down from watching the sunrise. It was hard to believe how many people were on the mountain that day, there must have been at least a hundred. Sucked air to the summit of Grays and then across the saddle to Torreys. Came off Torreys and crossed Grays above the snow field lying below the saddle. Back at the TH at 2:30. Aside from all the company on the hike, it was a great start that got me hooked on 14ers. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2001 11:12 am | ||
| Peter Eliassen | Route Climbed: Horseshoe Basin Date Climbed: 7/12/97 | |
| 4WD road was pretty fun...beautiful high basin below the two peaks! | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2001 11:28 am | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: Horseshoe Basin and other routes Date Climbed: July & December 1999 | |
| This peak makes a great winter snow slog for those looking for backcountry turns. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2001 3:06 pm | ||
| mwalker2 | Route Climbed: Chihuahua Gulch Date Climbed: 9/3/00 | |
| A little jump over from Torrey's. But the descent to the southwest was a killer on the feet. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2001 1:42 pm | ||
| Jim Clarke | Route Climbed: From Torrey's after ascending Chihuahua Gulch Date Climbed: 7/11/96 | |
| Nice stroll over to Grays then back over Torrey's and down Chihuahua Gulch. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2001 8:37 pm | ||
| climbcolorado | Route Climbed: North Slopes | |
| I have climbed this route twice, quite easy . | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2001 7:57 pm | ||
| jratk | Route Climbed: Northeast ridge Date Climbed: June 1991? | |
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| Posted May 17, 2001 9:46 pm | ||
| theplugger | Route Climbed: From the Steven's Gulch TH Date Climbed: 8-16-90 | |
| We joined the legions on this fine fall day, doing the standard combo...Grays first, then Torreys. Have done it several times since, and have always been entertained by the mountain goats up here. | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2001 1:13 pm | ||
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