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| Foxy Long Bottoms | NW Ridge  Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2007 | |
| Climbed Kelso Ridge to Torrey's summit. Trail ran back down into the valley to Kelso NW Ridge solo. I made this route as hard as I could. It is possible to make it 4th class. Lots of loose rock. From summit, descended s. slopes. Ran back to car all in about 5 hours. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2007 4:09 pm | ||
| Eric Holle | Trio of Thirteeners Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2007 | |
| Climbed Kelso with Ben on a great day. We ascended the Goatfinger coulouir on Edwards, went over to McClellan and then all the way over to Kelso to have a nice afternoon nap on the summit. | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2007 8:48 pm | ||
| Mike Mc | From Boulder Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2007 | |
| So, not having a car, and wanting to climb...I rode my bike from Boulder, climbed some unnamed couloir on Kelso's west face (I believe it is the one with the visible stream on the topo), summited Kelso, followed Kelso Ridge to Torreys, traversed to Grays, and glissaded down. Great trip! Although, riding with gear is pretty arduous! | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2007 5:06 pm | ||
| Alpinist | South Ridge Date Climbed: May 26, 2007 | |
| Flew in from Chicago Friday night and slept at the TH. Parked just past the old saw mill on Saturday morning, snowshoed in and camped below the mine shack. Climbed Kelso Mountain in the afternoon as a warm-up for Torreys Peak. Woke up early and climbed the Dead Dog Couloir on Torreys the following day. The South Ridge is a fun easy hike with great views of Kelso Ridge on Torreys. | |
| Posted May 28, 2007 9:55 am | ||
| Dan Dalton | Ooops Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2006 | |
| Made it up Kelso by 7 a.m., thinking it was Gray's! Oh well, stil a great day and a great climb in the new front range snow. | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2006 6:36 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | Torreys Kelso Saddle Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2006 | |
| Climbed this peak after being turned back from Edwards/McClellan by fog and icy conditions. Probably would have been a nice view if the summit hadn't been in the clouds. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:51 pm | ||
| James C | Great Solitude Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006 | |
| Climbed via the Torrey's/Kelso saddle. The long ridge was a great little hike, I would recommend this hike to anyone wanting a superb view of Torreys with out the crowds! | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2006 2:29 am | ||
| cp0915 | up - Torreys-Kelso saddle; down - east slopes Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2006 | |
| Nice finish after Torreys & Grays. A very tranquil summit. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2006 4:46 pm | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | Good warm up Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2003 | |
| Good warm up for ol' Kelso Ridge on Torreys, or a good half-day hike close to Denver | |
| Posted May 20, 2006 3:32 am | ||
| altitude14er | South Slopes from Stevens Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2005 | |
| I snowshoed to the Steven Gulch Trailhead from I-70. Once below the south slopes I was able to stash my snowshoes and trudge up to the summit. Although this peak is easy I underestimated it a little bit! The summit provides a unique perspective to Edwards, Grays, Torreys, Parnassus & Bard Peak. As to be expected, it was just me and the mountain on this beutiful January day (not common for weather as warm as I had). | |
| Posted Mar 17, 2006 4:28 pm | ||
| Matt Toensing | matt toensing | |
| Kick ass, sick glisade. Definitly the best. Worth the climb. | |
| Posted Mar 5, 2006 5:10 pm | ||
| rkymtn | Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: November 12, 2005 | |
| We, Haliku, and I got an early start during a light snowfall. As we ascended, the winds increased and we encountered whiteout conditions on our way to the summit. Despite the lack of views on the summit, it was a fun outing and good conditioning. | |
| Posted Jan 1, 2006 4:20 pm | ||
| Haliku | Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: 12 Nov 2005 | |
| We, rkymtn and I, got an early start on what was a blustery winter condition Colorado day. It was snowing when we exited I-70 which forced us to hike most of the way up the road. Cold, windy and snowy conditions, sometimes at whiteout level, tried our determination. Once on the summit a few quick photos (mostly white) before we headed down. The lower we went the less it was snowing. Once back at I-70 we laughed that there wasn't any snow on the road. All in all a fun day. | |
| Posted Nov 12, 2005 8:18 pm | ||
| chef007 | Route Climbed: Up the torreys/ kelso saddle down the steep east slope Date Climbed: Aug. 22 2005 | |
| Nice little afternoon hike. Going down I decided to go down the steep section of the mountain that you can see from the TH. It was a nice class 3 section and added a little fun to the trip. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2005 3:15 pm | ||
| alpine master | Route Climbed: South slopes Date Climbed: April 2005 | |
| Lots of snow and glissaded down. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2005 5:37 pm | ||
| Colonelpyat | Route Climbed: Via Stevens Gulch Date Climbed: July 19, 2005 | |
| Hiked this one with my father. A great tundra hike with a good showing of wildflowers. Looking through binoculars to the southwest from from the top was a bit like watching an ant farm made of talus. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2005 2:49 am | ||
| Old Ickabod | Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: 7-7-05 | |
| Great hike! Kelso Mountain was the exclamation point on our Mount Edwards, Grays Peak, Torreys Peak, Kelso Mountain eight hour trek. Great views and a relaxing summit. | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2005 11:20 pm | ||
| Andrew Vargo | Route Climbed: North Couloir Date Climbed: May 14, 2005 | |
| Quick, easy climb with great views of the surrounding peaks. Fun, wide open ski for the descent. | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2005 2:05 am | ||
| ColoradoScott | Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge. Date Climbed: May 27, 1987 | |
| We started this climb from the short road intersection at 10,780' along the Stevens Gulch Road north of the peak. Hiking this road west for a few hundred yards we reached the lower avalanche slopes of the central couloir on the north face. From here we worked our way south along the rounded northeastern ridge, which forms the left hand side of the couloir. This ridge of mainly talus was followed to the summit. The descent was by a two thousand foot glissade down the central couloir....too much fun!!! | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2005 12:28 pm | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: Via Steven Gulch Date Climbed: 22 May 2005 | |
| Great quick trip up a mountain with excellent views of the surrounding area. Well worth the effort. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2005 10:28 am | ||
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