6.8 mi to summit
12.9 mi total
10,280 ft start
14,280 ft max
7,352 ft gain
3 hr 41 min to summit
9 hr 0 min total
Kelso-Grays-Torreys-Grizzly-Cupid traverse
20.82km with 2,241m gain in 9:00hrs
The third day brought much better and quieter weather, was a bit windy and 4,000m+ but at least no showers or thunderstorms.
A road to Grays trailhead is 4.8km one way from I-70 and requires a 4x4. After initial 800m got concerned about our rental Santa Fe and decided to walk it up. Should've driven the road the whole way, would've saved me 4km in distance and 300m gain. Except of few washed out spots, it was completely fine. The smallest/lowest car I saw at the trailhead, was a BMW sedan.
The rest was pretty straightforward: just followed a trail, scrambled Kelso and returned to the trail. Grays Peak is pretty much a local "Ha Ling". Very crowded.
The whole traverse is Class 2 (easy scramble) at most, with more than half is merely hiking.
Met with my wife and son at Grizzly Peak, so the second part for me (and return for them) was definitely slower.
no water source, weather
trekking poles, GPS device
