Mt. Edwards Trip Report 06/23/2011

Peak(s):	Mt. Edwards - 13,860 feet Grays Peak - 14,275 feet Torreys Peak - 14,272 feet
Date Posted:	06/23/2011
Modified:	12/08/2015
Date Climbed:	06/19/2011
Author:	benners

Spring Skiing in the Grays Group
TR here: http://exploringtherockies.com/2011/06/19/three-peaks-three-lines-in-the-grays-group/

Comments or Questions

pioletski	Right on! 6/23/2011 5:14pm Nice well-planned outing, good to see you guys are still at it. I'll practice the Willow Float every chance I get... Nice video too. (I left my video camera in the car for Sneffels - damn, I'm just going to have to do it again.)
Ridge runner	nice work guys 6/23/2011 5:54pm Good to see the snow lines up there are still in. How did Dead Dog look? Kiefer and I are planning a race up (him doing Lost Rat and me doing DD) and whoever gets to the Greys/Torreys saddle first wins. Brian, check out ”Night of the Grizzlies” if you haven't already. I watched the documentary on it but now want to read the book. The documentary was very interesting, and scary.
Elliot	Big Day! 6/23/2011 6:04pm Great to meet u guys up there, and congrats on a big day, that wet slough was cool to watch! headed to the gore this wknd should be less of a shit show!
Floyd	Hell of a report. 6/23/2011 6:15pm Great read. Would have loved to see a helmet cam of the head first glissade sans axe. Can't wait to get back to the hills for another slime/ammonia/cow crap sandwich. Make it a triple! Thanks.
mtgirl	Suburban 6/23/2011 7:12pm Your Suburban story reminds me of one of my trips last year. I had just got finished with a solo day on Clinton/McNamee/Traver and was down near Wheeler Lake getting ready to hike/run the 4wd road back down to my vehicle at Montgomery Reservoir. 3 Jeeps passed me on the way down (flew by me actually), 2 of them with empty passenger seats. They blew right by me and never offered me a ride. As I got down near the reservoir, I saw the 3 Jeeps stopped. One of them had flipped on it's side and wedged itself nicely in between some boulders. KARMA ! Probably a good thing I wasn't in the jeep afterall, as the passenger side was crushed.
lordhelmut	Damn right Benners 6/23/2011 7:36pm Slogfests are more fun than I thought. ”Willow Floating” takes touring to a whole new level, just hope no Grizz are lurking down below, but atleast I'll have higher ground, a can of mace and a 4.5 inch blade. Conversation en route to G/T saddle - Me : ”Benners, do you see this stshow goin on? I just saw someone glissade head first with no axe” Ben : ”I don't have time for this st Brian, just put one foot in front of the other” Me : ”We should take some shots for scientific research” Ben : (grunting.......) re : family blue Tahoe w/ canoe on top who didn't give us a ride., despite 2 spots blatantly open. Whenever I pass you along some secluded desert dirt road, don't expect any aid, but rather a middle finger, a warm jug of week old urine to hydrate yourselves with and the pleassant view of a hairy ass being stuck out the passenger window as a car speeds by, leaving you nothing more than a cloud of dust.
gb	Nice combo 6/23/2011 8:20pm Looks like fun!
otherbrotherdarryl	Classic video! 6/23/2011 10:26pm Except you needed to rob a bank or something and get away on your skis ...
kansas	Your Article. 6/24/2011 12:44am I can personally attest to the truth of it, I spent 3 years of my life as an electrician in a packing house that used the BPI product. And FYI, that's also how they get to a 97% lean number on your ground beef at the store...you're better off buying 80/20. Oh yeah, GREAT ski report too.
Presto	Whose Hairy Ass Would That Be!?!??! 6/24/2011 3:42pm At least you said cloud of ”dust” as opposed to some other noxious cloud of unmentionable material. 8) I gotta tell you two, between the text (very good, Ben) and photos and Brian's closing comments, this is an extremely entertaining trip report. Thanks for starting my day off with a smile and some laughs. Happy trails!
Matt	The conversion continues 6/24/2011 7:39pm 13ers and IPAs? Well done, Brian. Great TR and solid video, Ben.
coloradocandice	hello 6/24/2011 11:12pm I just thought I would ask you, seeing as you were recently up there... My husband and I are hiking on Monday, grays and torreys combo. Would you suggest that we bring snowshoes? Thanks! -Candice
benners	Thanks All! 6/25/2011 3:19pm Stephanie: Dead Dog was not looking great; lots of avy debris and thin sections. I'd imagine whoever takes Lost Rat will win the race . Terri: Thanks for the kind words! Let's do Uptown again this summer! Candice: I don't know that snowshoes would be worth the extra weight; along the standard routes the snow has been compacted quite a bit by hiker traffic, maybe something like YakTrax would serve you better...
coloradocandice	thanks! 6/25/2011 10:03pm Thanks for the info!
lordhelmut	. 6/30/2011 4:55am .
Gueza	Cracks me up 3/4/2012 6:31pm Looks like an awesome day with some funny clowns (Head first Glissaders, Blue Tahoe, Etc.) This season just won't end huh?

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