Mt. Harvard/ Alternative due to Fire stage 3
Bummed out I couldn’t summit Grays & Torreys due to the fires in Colorado. Almost all the trails were closed except areas in Brekenridge and…
Tag: Grays Peak
The Grand Finale
It was a great hike! Weather was perfect – nice and sunny, but not too hot or cold. At the top of Gray’s it was…
Grays Peak via South Ridge
Interesting way up Grays Peak from Argentine Pass. The trail head was packed on Sunday but we didn’t run into any other groups until we…
Smokeless Grays Peak
Wanted to get this one done early in the morning so the smoke from the Glenwood Springs fire would not create a smokey summit. Parked…
Grays and Torreys Peak
We finished this one today! This will be my second time hiking this peak and you get a bonus summit by crossing the saddle over…
Gray’s and Torrey’s Take 2
This was our second time completing this hike and it still did not disappoint. We camped at the trailhead the night before so we could…
Grays (and Torreys) Peak
A great hike and especially nice with clear blue skies and mild temperatures. A small patch of snow, about 20 feet in length, to cross…
Double Summit Day!
This was an awesome day on the mountain! I did the Grays/Torrays combo and it was well worth it. Sorry for the delay in posting…
Grays Peak
Road to the trailhead definitely not a smooth ride. Lots of people racing to top but they are confusing which to summit first- Grays or…
SummitPost5
The views at the top are awesome! Tough at the end going up the rocks but take your time and you can push through. Get…
Goats and an Angry Coyote on Grays
I had my favorite hiking partner with me again on this one. This was my wife Melissa’s second 14er! We took our time getting to…
A Great Day on Grays
Started this hike around 7am with my friend and her 2 doggies. Hike was nice enough, pretty crowded for the day. Started getting altitude sick…
Grays and Torreys
You literally cannot get lost on this trail. Clear and well marked all the way to the summit, the trail is deceptively easy the first…
Grays and Torreys
The trail was in perfect summer condition! We started around 4:30am and were able to summit both peaks and get back down to the car…
The last one
This was such a beautiful hike! Flowers and wild life were out today. I got to the trailhead by 5:10am and the trailhead was already…
Grays & Torreys dual peak hike
Epic, epic, epic. What an amazing Day. Met awesone people and had a stellar time. Encountered a ton of mtn goats and marmots. It was…
Mountain goat extravaganza
After reading up on this peak we decided to go mid week to avoid some of the weekend crowds. We arrived at the parking lot…
GRAYS PEAK
This was the last of our 6-pack hikes and it was super fierce, with gusting winds at the summit and cold temperature drops, causing many…
2019 Hike-a-versary
The last one! The highest one! The busiest one! The coldest one! So many people turned back due to lack of appropriate layers. The hot…
A Snowy Labor Day on Gray’s Peak.
We arrived at the trailhead around 4AM to avoid the Labor Day crowds, and there were only maybe 5-6 other cars that showed up this…
Gray Day on Grays Peak
Started at 5:30am with a friend and her dog, we had planned on doing Torreys as well. By the time we made it to the…
HOGO (Hike One, Get One) – 2nd Time’s The Charm
The beginning of the hike until about 2 – 2.5 miles in is pretty easy. Once you pass the rocky area and the Torreys trail…
Good Old Grays Peak
One of the best days I ever felt for hiking. Was told that was going to be thunder storms at 10am but nothing but blue…