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Sam Page - Apr 20, 2008 11:40 am Date Climbed: Apr 1, 1994
With TorreysI forget the exact date. From the summit I nervously watched a mountain goat inspecting my pack, which I had left far below at the saddle.
shanahan96 - Apr 17, 2008 8:19 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2008
winter summitsummited with jamie, matt and prakash on a bluebird day. good to knock this one off the winter list after turning at 13,200' with kiefer a month earlier.
jamie
PocketsOfBlue - Mar 27, 2008 3:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
First CO 14ersHiked up Grays and Torreys on four hours' sleep after an eight-hour drive from Salt Lake. J and I met up with a couple friends and we were up and down in a hurry. Beautiful day, easy grades to the summit, great views.
MtnLdr - Mar 14, 2008 4:53 pm Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2008
Failed attempt at Grays and TorreysUnfortunately, my brother and I were plagued with poor weather during the entire week. It seemed as though every time the skis or shoes hit the snow, the wind would come up and it would start snowing. Oh well, the mountain will always be there, and I will return!
Pivvay - Feb 22, 2008 11:24 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2006
Grays and Torreys, 1st 14ersMarni and I summited Grays at sunrise and ate breakfast up there alone in our sleeping bags. Then we summited Torreys shortly after and headed down before the crowds got heavy. These were our first 14er summits together.
jimegan - Feb 12, 2008 11:44 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006
Grays PeakCircled over from Torreys after doing Kelso ridge
Kiefer - Feb 11, 2008 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2008
Steven's GulchCamped overnight & hit this up the next day-had a rare break in the weather but it was still windy as all hell and cold at the top. But at least I got to see the sun! Some recent slide activity on Kelso and Torreys.
tomlauren - Jan 29, 2008 7:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2004
Grays - TorreysHiked the North Slopes to Grays and the South Slopes to Torreys from Stevens Gulch Trailhead. The road to the trailhead was washed out from a recent storm and I barely made it through in my Honda Pilot. This was my first 14er combo.
Sarah Simon - Jan 29, 2008 12:20 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2003
Grays, Torreys comboEnjoyed a sunny, if crowded, day with good friends.
ClimbandMine - Jan 14, 2008 6:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 1999
Traversefrom Torreys
GroundControl - Jan 13, 2008 9:56 am
1st 14er, 10/02This was my first sucessful completed 14er...nice clear day. Yeah it was a little crowded being that it was a Sunday, but this experience started my new found love for hiking and mountaineering.
MountainHikerCO - Jan 4, 2008 10:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
#17This was my 17th climb of Grays. We climbed Torreys via Kelso Ridge first.
MountainHikerCO - Jan 4, 2008 10:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 1986
1st of manyThis was the first of many climbs of Grays. Most climbs were from Stevens Gulch trailhead via the standard route and combined with Torreys. However I have also climbed Grays from Peru drainage and combined with Edwards and Ruby. Another time was from Stevens and combined with Edwards. I have also snowshoed in from I-70 to climb Grays.
Kenneth.alone - Jan 3, 2008 10:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2004
Evening climbI got started at 4pm, finished with the sun and we had a great mountain all to ourselves
MattK - Dec 28, 2007 6:53 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
Grays and RubyWife, dog and I. Headed up from Horseshoe Basin. We were headed for Edwards, but wife didn't feel good, so she headed back. Dog and I descended south ridge of Grays and went over to Ruby instead.
johnmnichols - Dec 27, 2007 9:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2004
Stormy DayMy first 14er attempt. Got turned away at 13.4k by nasty storm. Started too late in the morning though. Way too many people on this 14er.
MattGreene - Dec 1, 2007 8:45 pm
Beginner DaysGrays was my 2nd fourteener, and I made every mistake there that a beginner possibly could. One time I slept out a blizzard in the mine between Kelso and Torreys (the wheelbarrow and shovel at the back of the mine helped me dig out the next day), another time I had a whole layer of snow collapse (and fortunately not slide) underneath me on the way up Kelso. Teaching yourself about the mountains is full of danger, but fortunately I was able to run the gauntlet of death. Grays still stands in my mind as a mountain that opened my eyes to the high summits of Colorado, and to the joys of summitting in winter.
cushman - Nov 29, 2007 6:21 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006
Via Torreys and Kelso Ridge3rd 14er, dashed up to the summit from the saddle and back down trying to avoid a storm.
Wade Baker - Oct 27, 2007 2:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2002
Nice ClimbGood climb.
timfoltz - Oct 18, 2007 2:37 am
Grays, Torreys comboCombined with the Kelso ridge on Torreys. Made for a fun day.