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| chicagotransplant | Grizzly Gulch - NE Ridge  Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006 | |
| Hiked up the basin with shanahan96, he then headed over to Whitecross while I went up Handies. Stayed on or near the ridge crest from the Whitecross saddle, some interesting scrambling here. In combination with the knee deep snow some parts were very interesting. I descended the standard route which went really fast in the snow but would have been a real slog going up. | |
| Posted Oct 9, 2006 2:28 pm | ||
| ChuckO | American Basin | |
| Wonderfully beautiful. About as easy as a 14'er can get. Trail run in a bit over an hour (if memory serves). | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2006 6:40 pm | ||
| Asphazell | Grizzly Gulch - Handies & 13,795 Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2006 | |
| Beautiful mountain, great scenery, and got a Bi-Centennial as well! Definitely a good work out tagging UN 13,795 as well! | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2006 10:02 pm | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch TH - Handies & UN13795ft. Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2006 | |
| An easy 14er but things got gruelling on the way over to Point 13,795ft. Don't attempt both peaks on a single outing unless your seeking a great workout. It's a pretty LOOOng saddle! We were able to drive to the TH without any snow drifts blocking the way. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2006 7:00 pm | ||
| screehopper | Route climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2006 | |
| Made the summit during a rain shower with fog and sleet. Visibilty was less than 100 feet and I saw no other 14ners. Hey, thats part of the experience. 2nd 14ner | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2006 6:05 am | ||
| djilk | Awesome views Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2006 | |
| Awesome views - beautiful basin - driving to and from Lake City took as long as the entire hike! | ||
| Posted Aug 28, 2006 3:16 pm | ||
| seth@LOKI | 2X Date Climbed: Jul 17, 1992 | |
| Love it . I like the Grizzly creek round trip! American Basin is grat to look at though and someday I'd like to ski those coolies. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2006 7:43 pm | ||
| bklowe | Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006 | |
| Beautiful hike through American Basin. Had the summit to ourselves for a few minutes. On the descent, went over and climbed Pt. 13,688 to get another perspective of Handies. Nice hike on a gorgeous morning! | ||
| Posted Jul 5, 2006 9:28 pm | ||
| bvandenzen | Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006 | |
| Left at 4:30 AM so we could shoot sunset at Sloan Lake (see picture to be posted shortly in image gallery). Beautiful morning. Great hike to the top from Sloan Lake. Enjoyed the clear view (except for a fire in the Uncompaghre Wilderness) from the top for nearly an hour. Tundra in full bloom near the top. First, but not our last, 14er! | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2006 12:17 am | ||
| roozers42 | Route Climbed: Grizzley Gulch Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2006 | |
| Traversed the ridge over to Whitecross Mt. The changing rock on the way over to Whitecross was fascinating. If I were a marmot, I think this would be a great basin to live in! | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2006 5:20 pm | ||
| Brian Kalet | North Ridge (ascent), East Face (descent) Date Climbed: May 6, 2006 | |
| From Whitecross. Skied from the summit! | |
| Posted May 8, 2006 2:47 pm | ||
| ClearSkiesAhead | Gotta Love the San Juans Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2005 | |
| Slogged up the grizzly gulch since we were camped there after tackling Redcloud and Sunshine the day before. Descended the American Basin. What a beautiful place! | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:09 am | ||
| km_donovan | Lot o' Snow Date Climbed: May 24, 2003 | |
| Used snowshoes and crampons...very high on the fun meter! | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2006 11:48 am | ||
| Mountain Jim | Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: Aug 30, 1969 | |
| A friendly 14'er. | |
| Posted Apr 5, 2006 3:30 am | ||
| markhyams | Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1998 | |
| Uneventful hike up this beautiful valley. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2006 1:03 am | ||
| benjohnson | Full Moon! Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2005 | |
| Incredible sunrise from above American Basin. Moon, lake, colored sky, and all. | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2006 12:12 am | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: September 2003 | |
| American Basin, what can you say? Absolutely beautiful!!! Remote and no people! One of the most beautiful places I've seen in Colorado. Had the basin and mountain all to myself. Quite a bit snow. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2006 1:32 am | ||
| CODave | Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: September 8, 2005 | |
| Started from beautiful American Basin. Great views all around. | |
| Posted Dec 30, 2005 12:26 pm | ||
| LS | Route Climbed: American Basin trail Date Climbed: 10-sep-2005 | |
| See the trip report here: http://distantpeak.com/web/mountains/n-america/handies_peak | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2005 4:51 pm | ||
| Bob Sihler | Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: July 10, 2004 | |
| awesome views the whole way | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2005 9:41 pm | ||
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