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Stu Brandel - May 12, 2024 9:37 am Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2024
Views from South RimThe Grand Canyon looks like it was formed over millions of years. Black canyon looks like it was formed last week. I did most of the small hikes from the south rim to the various viewpoints for a stunning afternoon being blown away b the scale of the place.
wyatt_meyers - Aug 28, 2021 6:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2020
Day hike to bottomFun hike with the chains and such. Beautiful and very underrated park. Bathed in the river with some incredible views
BKiser90 - May 19, 2019 8:33 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2019
All the Trails and the Gunnison RouteMy wife and I hiked all of the established trails in the park and the Gunnison Route during our four day stay. We also ventured over to Curecanti and hiked four trails there. We loved the Gunnison route and want to come back for SOB Draw.
JohnMcPike - Jun 21, 2017 10:28 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2017
Fathers day hikeSpectacular place and breath taking.
wannabepeakbagger - Nov 25, 2016 7:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2016
Gunnison RouteNice day for it. Not too crazy, but I guess that's why it's the most popular route.
utahjimk - Jun 19, 2015 2:47 pm Date Climbed: May 25, 2001
long agovisited & camped on both rim campgrounds 23-26 May 2001
forgues9999 - Nov 12, 2013 4:30 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2013
Incredible hidden gemI didn't even know this park existed. Had a great time for a couple of days
alpineair - Oct 28, 2013 1:54 pm
SOBHiked down SOB gully for a long weekend of fishing and staring at the Painted Wall.
Hotoven - Jul 14, 2013 7:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2013
great parkHiked to the bottom camped around for a few days. Great views and spectacular rock. Not many people around was pretty great as well.
Pete Castricone - Feb 24, 2013 8:44 am
A Colorado GemMemorial Day weekend, 2007.
Liba Kopeckova - Jan 29, 2013 9:17 pm
frequent visitsI live only 10 miles away, and love Black Canyon - it is great for cross country skiing in the winter, a great road biking up to South Rim (and the road to the river has the steepest grade in Colorado), good hiking, I don't fish - but Gunnison is full of large trouts, and of course rock climbing - scary huge walls, so I am doing only the easier ones (am an old lady after all).
Fletch - Nov 30, 2012 3:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2012
Couple timesonce as a tourist in winter and another to nab the HP.
telemarkdude - Nov 8, 2012 11:45 pm Date Climbed: May 28, 2001
Beautiful Canyon and RockI've been in this are so many times... can't believe I've never stopped to see the canyon until now.
mountaingazelle - May 10, 2012 1:12 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2004
GunnisonI've been to both rims and have also hiked down to the river.
Gunnison Route - May 9, 2012
SOB Draw - Oct 2, 2016
Senad Rizvanovic - Nov 21, 2011 11:15 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010
Great HikingNo other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
noahs213 - Jun 20, 2011 12:44 pm
ClimbingEscape Artist. An amazing 8 pitched 10a. Back for more. There is nothing like climbing in the black. It's my type of climbing.
McCannster - Apr 18, 2011 12:50 am Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2011
Climbing weekendFirst climbing weekend to the Black. Humbling experience.
Misa - Oct 18, 2010 7:51 pm
nice placevisited at least 5x times this year. We live only 5 min away - always hiking different trails.
farrisgl - Aug 28, 2009 11:21 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 1985
Fantastic LocalVisited several times while living in Colorado from 1983 - 1988.
Fantastic venue!
tioga - Jul 6, 2009 8:44 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2009
South RimDrove around the South Rim and hiked to a bunch of the overviews of the canyon. Only had a few hours here, since we had to head back east.