Kelso Ridge Climber's Log

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MountainHikerCO

MountainHikerCO - Mar 28, 2008 9:34 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2002

Grays  Sucess!

Climbed Kelso ridge froms Stevens Gulch and then over to Grays. Returned to Kelso ridge from Grizzly Gulch hiking in from I-70 and also getting Grays on 7-15-06. Another climb from Stevens with Grays on 8-4-07.

SarahThompson

SarahThompson - Mar 3, 2008 11:18 am Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2008

Fun winter scramble!  Sucess!

A great scramble on a warm but windy winter day. Ridge was in great shape. We brought a rope but never needed it. My 2nd time on this route.

Mountain Jim

Mountain Jim - Feb 28, 2008 5:24 pm Date Climbed: Dec 8, 1966

Winter Ascent  Sucess!

Fun route. Total ascents = 5.

edlins

edlins - Feb 27, 2008 6:34 pm Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2008

Bail!

Attempted Kelso Ridge on a dubious winter Saturday. We bailed onto the North Ridge after deciding to abort. Trip report is here

WestEndAllStar

WestEndAllStar - Aug 26, 2007 12:45 pm Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2007

Kelso Ridge  Sucess!

Took a long awaited trip up Kelso ridge - the knife edge section and the exit onto the white rock was definitely the highlight of the climb. Watch for loose rock down low on the route, I set loose a rock the size of a microwave that looked well anchored.

ephilli2

ephilli2 - Jul 23, 2007 10:50 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007

Perfect Climb!  Sucess!

This was my second successful trip on Kelso Ridge. The first was about a year ago. Both trips were fantastic, with incredible views, great exposure, and great hiking conditions. The weather was perfect yesterday -- temps in the 60's and a slight breeze. We saw very little snow, none on the trail. This is my favorite hike/route in Colorado.

cushman

cushman - Jul 11, 2007 12:09 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2007

Nice Ridge  Sucess!

Climbed this with my brother-in-law, nice ridge route. Fun day.

Kiefer

Kiefer - Jul 6, 2007 1:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007

Sweet ridge!  Sucess!

This was an absolute blast! More of a scramble than a climb but I will definately return to do it again!
Highly recommended.

Continued onto Gray's, traversed over to Mt. Edwards and descended a nasty scree gully off of McClellan Mountian almost directly to the Steven's Gulch TH.

Foxy Long Bottoms

Foxy Long Bottoms - Jul 5, 2007 4:05 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2007

Kelso Ridge  Sucess!

Kelso was a lot easier than I expected. Don't let the horror stories of the knife edge scare you. It's a pussy cat!
Climbed Kelso Ridge to Torreys summit with partner. Trail ran back down to the valley and ascended Kelso Mountains Wesr Ridge solo. RT: 5 hours.

miztflip

miztflip - Jun 9, 2007 1:29 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007

Short and Sweet  Sucess!

I'd wanted to do the for some time. It went suprisingly fast but was fun. I wish the scrambling had been longer. Snow over the Knife-Edge robbed me of the fun and instead was an easy snow walk. Definately worth climbing Torrey's again. 3hr 5min RT.

chicagotransplant

chicagotransplant - May 24, 2007 2:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2005

Fun scramble  Sucess!

Great way to make Torreys Peak more exciting, take on the class 4 wall directly instead of skirting it as the guidebook suggests.

shanahan96

shanahan96 - Feb 6, 2007 12:24 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2004

first solo ridge  Sucess!

first solo ridge scramble. got lost once and had to reclimb to the ridgecrest. the knife edge was a rush!

jamie

winterfae

winterfae - Nov 23, 2006 6:14 pm

Loved it  Sucess!

Did this solo, loved it. Passed a few people on the way, took a few of the more difficult routes which increased the excitement. Agree with lilmantis...this is a great solo 14er route.

Poor Climber

Poor Climber - Nov 17, 2006 1:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006

Awesome climb  Sucess!

It was a awesome climb. The expsosure was exhilerating. But I wasnt in very good shape, so I was quite tired afterwards.

Chaser

Chaser - Oct 22, 2006 8:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2006

Shibby  Sucess!

Nice winter ascent, the ridge was a liitle slippery, but the snow allowed a good alternative to some very slippery class 4.

petersbike

petersbike - Aug 1, 2006 10:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2006

Nice route!  Sucess!

Was to climb grays trail with someone, but they bagged. Hiked up and saw 3 people starting the ridge at the mine shaft/house. I went over and started after them, passing them as they rested, and being passed as I made a route finding error.(yes I even get lost on a knife edge ridge). Great climb, only did Torreys, I will save Grays and Edwards for another day.

lilmantis

lilmantis - Jul 23, 2006 7:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006

Fun day!  Sucess!

Did this solo. One of the best solo routes on a 14er!

baez

baez - Jul 2, 2006 8:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006

Grays and Torreys  Sucess!

Great route up the hill, good way to avoid the rush. The class 4 isn't much of a problem.

tombaldwin

tombaldwin - Jun 19, 2006 4:00 am Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2006

Fun Route!  Sucess!

This was a great alternative to coming up the crowded trail. Started at 5:20, summit at 9:00, and beautiful views all around- the ridge wasn't as hard as all the guidebooks made it sound.

Dan Leonhard

Dan Leonhard - May 29, 2006 7:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2005

Short but sweet  Sucess!

This ridge is very fun, good description on the route page. Note you can go around the class 4 knife ridge but it is bad rock (compared to the solid stuff on the ridge), its class 3. Also, before you reach the summit you have to either cross dead dog couloir (after the class 4) or the NW couloir if you take the backside to avoid class 4).

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