San Juan Range > Handies Peak > Climber's LogHandies Peak Climber's Log
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| noahs213 | Beautiful Weather  Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2007 | |
| Good climb. very scenic. Did it from Grizzly Gulch. Still think it would be wayyy better in the winter. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2007 6:28 pm | ||
| dr_gonz | pretty | |
| long slog through very pretty area... I just LOVE the San Juans. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:33 pm | ||
| Bill Jirousek | Grizzly Gulch TH Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2007 | |
| Roach was right when he said this peak beckons you on for most of the approach. One of the best summit views I've seen. Mountains in every direction. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2007 3:25 pm | ||
| mountainloverCO | American Basin- evening hike Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007 | |
| We climbed Uncompahgre in the morning, spent some time driving over the passes in the Lake City area, and then climbed Handies in the late afternoon once all the storms had cleared out. We had the entire mountain to ourselves throughout the hike. The scenery was stunning, and the weather was perfect...American Basin is one of those places that must be seen to be believed. | |
| Posted Aug 26, 2007 4:06 pm | ||
| kylerlott | Grizzly Gulch TH Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007 | |
| I highly recommend this route over the American Basin, just a little bit longer and more elevation gain, but way less people. We saw one group of three hikers the entire day! I still can't believe how late some people start up 14ers, especially when black clouds are looming in the distance and they still push on thinking they will make it in time. Then BOOM! Here they come running back down the mtn. I am surprised we don't hear about more accidents in the mtns. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2007 4:10 pm | ||
| jhansen007 | Grizzly Gulch TH Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2007 | |
| Beautify hike up through the American Basin. Great views from the top. #34 for me. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2007 2:19 pm | ||
| ouray19 | Handies Peak Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2003 | |
| Handies was my first 14'er. I did it again this year (2007) to see how far I had progressed! Beautiful views from the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2007 7:55 pm | ||
| The Ogre | Awesome hike Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2007 | |
| Very short & easy from American Basin 4wd parking. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2007 2:19 pm | ||
| rdmc | American Basin Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2007 | |
| Nell was home from NC and wanted to do a hike, so we camped out just below the trailhead. Couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day! The wildflowers are probably the best I've ever seen. Could have spent hours just taking flower pictures... (I think I probably doubled our hiking time....click...there's another gorgeous shot) but my kids were very patient! :o) Great day, and wonderful family time! | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2007 4:21 pm | ||
| slowbutsteady | No Grizzlies Gulch Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2000 | |
| Saw no bears, grizzlies or otherwise in a beautiful hike via Grizzly Gulch to summit of Handies. Only a few other climbers this day. 7:30am to top at 11:30am. Probably my favorite 14ner mountain and approach with the peak right in your face for most of the climb. Lots of photo ops. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2007 5:08 pm | ||
| XC Champ | Route Climbed: Gruzzley Gulch Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2003 | |
| Ran up this peak for an awesome view decened via American Basin | ||
| Posted Jul 27, 2007 2:18 pm | ||
| Scott Rogers | great view Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007 | |
| climbed from the grizzly gulch side. It was beautiful. I highly recommend this over the American Basin hike. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2007 10:02 pm | ||
| bjd5578 | The best 14er view I've seen Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007 | |
| All I have to say is wow! Hiked from the American Basin and loved every second of it - just fantastic views in all directions for the entire hike! | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2007 10:55 pm | ||
| Bassoon | First 14er! Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007 | |
| Came up American Basin- beautiful and easy trail- good for lowlanders like me. The views from the top were amazing! | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2007 2:19 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | American basin Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2007 | |
| Second trip to the summit. Traversed over from American on decent snow. Great morning and great weather. The views from Handies' summit are definately some of the best. | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2007 7:58 pm | ||
| crzyjt | West Face Ski Date Climbed: May 27, 2007 | |
| climbed and skied with gahugafuga | |
| Posted May 31, 2007 5:06 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | West Face Ski Date Climbed: May 27, 2007 | |
| Skinned to 12000' in American Basin, then kick-stepped up the west face on decent snow. Skied from the summit via the ascent route. On the way up, dropped my climbing helmet and watched it careen off a cliff and slide into the basin 1000' below. Miraculously found it with hardly a scratch on my way out. | |
| Posted May 29, 2007 3:56 pm | ||
| Anya Jingle | Via American Basin and Southwest Slope Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2006 | |
| The drive to the trailhead is as scenic as the hike itself. This was our 13th Fourteener in Colorado Rockies, but everything went well. The slideshow from our adventure is here: Handies Peak hike | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2007 10:48 pm | ||
| eferesen | Handies Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| Started hiking around 11k. Went over a 13k pass descended down and then up Handies trail. It was a fun hike. Nothing compared to mount Whitney. Cloudy all day. Saw an 82 yr old about 30 meters from the summit. I wish I can do that when I am 80. | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2006 8:58 pm | ||
| boisedoc | pretty area Date Climbed: Sep 7, 1995 | |
| very scenic, not very interesting climbing | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2006 5:05 pm | ||
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