"Started from Mill Creek trailhead at 12:30am and ascended Sunshine's faint, steep east ridge route. Gained the meek summit at 3:45am and enjoyed the starry night for bit before continuing on to Redcloud. Reached the scarlet peak at 5:00 and hung out until sunrise. Made quick work of the smooth trail down and arrived at Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch at 7:30. Took a few minutes to fortify myself before beginning up Handies' east slopes. The allure of the final peak eased the somber moans coming from my feet. Encountered many marmots also basking in the glory of Handies' east face. Summited at 10 and enjoyed a full hour at the top with stunning views of the San Juans. Arrived back at the SC/GG trailhead at 12:30 and chased down a random guy who was about to leave so I could get a ride to my car 5 miles down the road (thanks Chris if you're reading this!). https://youtu.be/QAiVM5aVMRM" — cheeseishappiness • Jul 4, 2021

"Made the summit via the saddle from Redcloud Peak. Good day hiking, pretty cold though. Made the descent via Northwest Face. Went down the wrong gully and felt more like a class 3 rather than a class 2. Still had a good time." — Brandon-Shinsplint- • Sep 16, 2017

"The ridge from Redcloud to Sunshine was gorgeous and we even had some sections where we did a little trail running. I was very happy that I had no symptoms of altitude sickness like I experienced on Elbert a couple of months earlier. We made the summit in good time after leaving Redcloud and hung out taking photos and eating some snacks. We noticed some clouds starting to roll in and rather than risk being caught in a storm while reascending Redcloud, we decided to descend via the northwest ridge of Sunshine. This trail was mostly class two with one chute that was probably class three. We were able to get down to 12,000' before we got a little bit of hail and some rain, but made treeline shortly thereafter. The weather improved on our hike out and we made it back to the parking lot in beautiful sunshine. If there weren't menacing clouds hovering over Handies we would have probably headed over since both of us still had a lot of gas in the tank, but it will have to happen another time. Great short trip to Colorado for me snagging two more 14ers. " — LGH-Tom • Sep 12, 2017

"I approached Sunshine from the standard Redcloud/Sunshine combo route. The summit was clouded in, but I waited for 15 mins and got some good ol' Sunshine! The return to Redcloud was agony." — WaxDr • Aug 28, 2016

"Last peak of the trip after Redcloud. Dropped down the West Face into the South Fork drainage- took the wrong chute through the cliff bands (too far to the left) and got loose unconsolidated rock that made my hurt ankle more unhappy. Made it back to the TH by 11AM for an 11 hour drive back to Phoenix. Complete TR: http://themtsarecalling.com/redsun/" — Christopher • Jul 17, 2016

"CO 14er #29. Nice clear night, plenty of moonlight, very little wind, not very cold. Began hiking standard route at 7:30pm. Peaked Redcloud at 9:45pm, continued to Sunshine and peaked that at 10:35pm. Finished hike at 1:20am on the 17th." — Globetrotter87 • Aug 16, 2013

"7th 14er. Took the "dangerous Descent" down. Fun "scree skiing" most the way down. Once I got moving, I could not stop, had to use my pole to slow my descent. Loved it, would do it again!" — MtnGeek • Sep 26, 2003

"Winter link up of Sunshine and Redcloud. Although it's only about 9 miles this can be a long hike in the snow, and with short winter days you can end up both starting and finishing in the dark." — ChrisMeloche • Jan 15, 2000