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Has anyone traversed the ridge between Lenawee and Grizzly? I'm thinking of starting tomorrow morning at the top of Loveland Pass and traversing across to Lenawee and ending in A-basin, but I'm worried about the portion between Lenawee and Grizzly -- it looks pretty burly, and I'm having trouble finding information on it. Thanks all.

John Prater called it class 4 with exposure. If he doesn't see this and chime in, you might send him a PM.

As you seem aware, there really isn't much beta online about the traverse, so if you go I'm sure we'd enjoy a report with some photos!

Good luck!

Thanks - sent him a PM.

I have done this traverse, starting with "Cupid" as Roach calls it. You can get 4 ranked peaks in a day easily. The traverse between Grizzly and Lenawee is pretty straight forward. I think that you could keep the difficulty at third class if you pay attention. We hitched a ride back to the pass at the end of the hike.

Well, I did it yesterday, and it was fantastic. Probably could be kept to class 3, harder if you stay on the ridge. Definitely recommended. Here's the trip report: http://www.14ers.com/php14ers/tripreport.php?trip=4833" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

yeah man,
While skiing a-basin I always had my eyes on that ridge. did you go from loveland pass as you expected? I was thinking you could just start at the base of A-basin, climb grizzly from there and then traverse over... that adds quite a bit more climbing though, especially if you can get a ride back to the top of the pass at the end of the day. Can't wait for some pictures. I bet it was a sweet day. next spring when I get healthy I think that will definitely be on my to do list. The fact that it is so close to Denver makes it nice too.
Jack

(I think that is where Sarah T got swept up in an avalanche this past winter - off the ridge to Lewanee. Thank god she is ok.)

Thanks for the beta Ecocrazy. Sounds like a fun scramble that I need to put on my to-do list. I'm due for a rematch with Lenawee, this time definately sans snow.