Tag: Grays Peak

Started our hike at 6am from the closest parking lot. Took multiple breaks to eat and enjoy the scenery and summited by 11:30am. I would…

First snow hike! Near the top probably 2ft or so of snow. Trekking poles, microspikes, and layers recommended. At the summit was white out conditions…

Final Peak for the Colorado 6 pack of peaks challenge!! My best friend and I decided to drive 10hrs after work on Friday, sleep at…

This trip was AWESOME! My friend Jill and I needed to complete Grey’s in order to complete all 6 peaks. We had attempted this hike…

Whew! That was a long one… Sidenote: you’ll notice that Grays Peak is listed rather than Pikes Peak. I wasn’t able to submit without choosing…

Outstanding but challenging hike up Grays and Torreys peaks. Weather on August 16 was perfect. We got to the trailhead at 5:30 just as the…

Why summit just one 14er in a day when you can summit two?! Hiked with an amazing group of 9 women, 37 to 73. For…

Hiked both Grays and Torreys on an amazing blue bird day with a group of nine ladies, oldest being 73.  She is a rockstar!!  Amazing…

No joke about Stevens Gulch Rd! We watched many get stuck trying to reach the trail head. Since it was a Saturday we decided to…

An amazing, inspiring day! Bagging two peaks was icing on the cake.

Parked my car at the parking lot next to I-70, which added 3 miles each way to my hike. Trail was well maintained and it…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…