Route Climbed: 1 st time from the west, 2nd time approached the peak from the east Date Climbed: 2 times in july '98
1 time during training with some friends and then summated a few days later during an endurance event in july of '98, had to wait out intense storm just a few hundred feet below the summit.
Route Climbed: East slopes from Grizzly Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: July 24, 2001
This is considered a "classic" approach because of its beauty. A bit longer than the approach from American Basin, but well worth it in my opinion. A very scenic approach as well as a superb summit view. You can't see a road or a city from the summit.... only mountains for 360 degrees.
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 6/30/2001
I actually climbed Handies yesterday as I post this. There was still a lot of snow, so I think that made the hike more difficult than it would be normally. It was my first climb, and I had a bad headache afterward, but I did get a lot of cool pictures from the summit.
Zeke - Jan 16, 2002 7:57 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: October 2001Did late in the day, after doing the other two in the area
steve simmons - Jan 3, 2002 5:10 am
Route Climbed: 1 st time from the west, 2nd time approached the peak from the east Date Climbed: 2 times in july '981 time during training with some friends and then summated a few days later during an endurance event in july of '98, had to wait out intense storm just a few hundred feet below the summit.
Praise GOD!
nader - Dec 26, 2001 4:07 pm
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: July 1998Very Beautiful
Peter Eliassen - Aug 16, 2001 11:41 am
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 7/24/01Amazing in late-July when the flowers and marmots are in full bloom...I probably saw twenty marmots running around me.
miztflip - Aug 8, 2001 2:55 pm
Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: July 7, 2000An easy stroll through a beautiful area. Highly recommended for first time 14er's.
kilimanjaro1 - Jul 30, 2001 9:04 am
Route Climbed: East slopes from Grizzly Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: July 24, 2001This is considered a "classic" approach because of its beauty. A bit longer than the approach from American Basin, but well worth it in my opinion. A very scenic approach as well as a superb summit view. You can't see a road or a city from the summit.... only mountains for 360 degrees.
Jim Clarke - Jul 24, 2001 9:05 pm
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 7/14/00Hiked in a heavy rain storm with high winds and hail up top...
climbcolorado - Jul 22, 2001 6:55 pm
Route Climbed: American Basin Route Date Climbed: 07/22/01A easy hike but well worth it in July for the mountain flowers.
NateDawg57 - Jul 1, 2001 9:00 pm
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 6/30/2001I actually climbed Handies yesterday as I post this. There was still a lot of snow, so I think that made the hike more difficult than it would be normally. It was my first climb, and I had a bad headache afterward, but I did get a lot of cool pictures from the summit.
Steven Cross - Mar 29, 2001 4:08 pm
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 1992 i thinkThis was my first 14er and first time in Colorado. I was about 15.