antsanta - Dec 30, 2022 9:50 am Date Climbed: May 13, 2022
Great Climb
Took about two hours to get all the way up. Fun climb. Saw a fighter jet fly overhead about halfway up. One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Great bluebird day. Took our time getting down and ended up post-holing on the way back to the bridge. Seems like anyone who knows DDC is always pretty hyped to hear about another person climbing it.
chicagotransplant - Jun 20, 2016 10:40 am Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2016
Ascent Route
Climbed up Dead Dog with Brian, but we skiied down Emperor instead to have a longer line, plus the snow was better in Emperor, Dead Dog was developing some runnels.
Senad Rizvanovic - Jun 15, 2015 8:27 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2015
Good climb.
Conditions weren't good, soft, slush snow but we were able to top out, good climb.
Decent snow conditions early but rapidly turned to slush, so towards the top we ended up feeling safer scrambling up to the Kelso Ridge just before the crux to finish off to the summit. In hindsight, not sure the scramble to the ridge was any safer than continuing the last bit on crappy snow. Fun route in better snow conditions.
alpine345 - Jan 12, 2012 12:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 1987
perro muerto
Simul-soloed with by buddy Dennis to get in the mood for ice climbing...fat conditions that year, as the couloir was full wall to wall, top to bottom.
Ted Eliason - Jun 18, 2011 6:35 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2010
Terrific Ski Line
Would repeat this route several times for the ski descent.
BLong - Jun 4, 2011 9:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2011
Dead Dog Climb
Our group of three had a great climb up Dead Dog Coulior. We camped in the basin between Grays and Torreys in order to enter the coulior early. The climb was basically a snow staircase at this time in the year. There were 4 other parties in the coulior on this day, one of whom began climbing at 11:00. We skied from the saddle between Grays and Torreys back to the tent; 1,200 excellent vertical feet of buttery snow.
jmartersteck - May 31, 2010 3:53 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2010
Memorial Day 2010
Perfect day! Left Arvada at 3:30am; temps were mid-upper 30s, but clear skies allowed long-wave radiation to cool off the snowpack, with water on the trail frozen, and the snow stayed firm early in the day (never needed snowshoes). Reached the base of the couloir about 6:30; it was in great shape with the early sun having softened an inch or so on the surface. Summited 7:40. My ankle, which is recovering from a severe sprain a few weeks ago, very much appreciated the steps that were still usable on the top part of the couloir (where it steepens)-- I guess thanks to Larry and the 30 others yesterday! Wow, I was by myself and saw only say three other climbers on The Dog all morning -- what a difference a day makes!
Larry V - Jun 28, 2009 11:37 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2009
peak climbing season
I counted around 30 people in the Dead Dog Couloir during the morning. Some were training for Mt Rainier, not climbing Torreys. We left Golden around 3 am and were on the trail before the stars disappeared. Temperature was around freezing and the snow was soft in places. We reached the base of the couloir about 5:50, summited at 7:40 -- we took our time but were still one of the fastest parties that day. Almost constant, tiny rockfall until we reached the upper 500' of the couloir.
Spent quite awhile on the summit, then descended to the saddle and slid down about 1400’ in 10 minutes or so. We lost the trail on the way back to the trailhead, and spent a lot of time thrashing through the willows and postholing through deep snow. :-( No snowshoes.
noahs213 - May 29, 2009 8:22 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2009
The Classic Snow climb
A very amazing climb. A little strenuos but otherwise amazing!
benners - Dec 9, 2008 8:51 pm Date Climbed: May 8, 2008
Blizzard
Summited Torreys via the Dead Dog in a full blizzard with a snowboard strapped to my back, very physically demanding but otherwise a great snow climb.
rkymtn - Sep 25, 2008 12:28 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2007
Another Fun Couloir
This was the second attempt with Haliku. The first try was thwarted off by stupidity mixed with poor road conditions (high centered the truck in snow). This trip was much better and the day was beautiful. There was a bit of rock fall, which provided some additional entertainment on the way up.
MikeyB - Aug 20, 2008 11:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
The Dead Dog
Fun climb and an excellent long glissade after hitting Grays.
Pete Castricone - Jul 13, 2008 9:37 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
Easy Climb
Nice line and easier than expected with a long, fast glissade. Meeting and climbing with other SP members made it worthwhile.
astrobassman - Jun 30, 2008 11:54 am Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008
First Solo Couloir Climb
I had Torreys all to myself. A quick day...Torreys and Grays in less than 5 hours, but still a good time. Dead Dog was a lot less steep than I thought it would be. Felt like 35 degrees most of the time, then 45 degrees in a few spots.
antsanta - Dec 30, 2022 9:50 am Date Climbed: May 13, 2022
Great ClimbTook about two hours to get all the way up. Fun climb. Saw a fighter jet fly overhead about halfway up. One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Great bluebird day. Took our time getting down and ended up post-holing on the way back to the bridge. Seems like anyone who knows DDC is always pretty hyped to hear about another person climbing it.
chicagotransplant - Jun 20, 2016 10:40 am Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2016
Ascent RouteClimbed up Dead Dog with Brian, but we skiied down Emperor instead to have a longer line, plus the snow was better in Emperor, Dead Dog was developing some runnels.
Senad Rizvanovic - Jun 15, 2015 8:27 am Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2015
Good climb.Conditions weren't good, soft, slush snow but we were able to top out, good climb.
MattK - Apr 13, 2015 12:27 pm Date Climbed: Apr 12, 2015
Dead DogNot as steep as I expected. Good work out though.
Brian C - Jun 17, 2014 9:16 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2014
EarlyGood conditions but we topped out at 6:25am. Snow was very hard and provided good cramponing.
McCannster - Jun 11, 2013 4:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2013
SloggyHot day, so the snow was soft. Would be really fun if he had more solid snow, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Fletch - Dec 28, 2012 2:51 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2011
w/ GoldenNice day out...
gremlin - May 21, 2012 5:51 pm Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2012
Nice new snowCouple feet of new snow the weekend before was heavy, but very nice to ski. Wasn't acclimated, so missed the top hundred feet.
rockrat2 - Apr 15, 2012 3:45 pm Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2012
Dead Dog to Kelso cruxDecent snow conditions early but rapidly turned to slush, so towards the top we ended up feeling safer scrambling up to the Kelso Ridge just before the crux to finish off to the summit. In hindsight, not sure the scramble to the ridge was any safer than continuing the last bit on crappy snow. Fun route in better snow conditions.
alpine345 - Jan 12, 2012 12:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 1987
perro muertoSimul-soloed with by buddy Dennis to get in the mood for ice climbing...fat conditions that year, as the couloir was full wall to wall, top to bottom.
Ted Eliason - Jun 18, 2011 6:35 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2010
Terrific Ski LineWould repeat this route several times for the ski descent.
BLong - Jun 4, 2011 9:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2011
Dead Dog ClimbOur group of three had a great climb up Dead Dog Coulior. We camped in the basin between Grays and Torreys in order to enter the coulior early. The climb was basically a snow staircase at this time in the year. There were 4 other parties in the coulior on this day, one of whom began climbing at 11:00. We skied from the saddle between Grays and Torreys back to the tent; 1,200 excellent vertical feet of buttery snow.
jmartersteck - May 31, 2010 3:53 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2010
Memorial Day 2010Perfect day! Left Arvada at 3:30am; temps were mid-upper 30s, but clear skies allowed long-wave radiation to cool off the snowpack, with water on the trail frozen, and the snow stayed firm early in the day (never needed snowshoes). Reached the base of the couloir about 6:30; it was in great shape with the early sun having softened an inch or so on the surface. Summited 7:40. My ankle, which is recovering from a severe sprain a few weeks ago, very much appreciated the steps that were still usable on the top part of the couloir (where it steepens)-- I guess thanks to Larry and the 30 others yesterday! Wow, I was by myself and saw only say three other climbers on The Dog all morning -- what a difference a day makes!
Larry V - Jun 28, 2009 11:37 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2009
peak climbing seasonI counted around 30 people in the Dead Dog Couloir during the morning. Some were training for Mt Rainier, not climbing Torreys. We left Golden around 3 am and were on the trail before the stars disappeared. Temperature was around freezing and the snow was soft in places. We reached the base of the couloir about 5:50, summited at 7:40 -- we took our time but were still one of the fastest parties that day. Almost constant, tiny rockfall until we reached the upper 500' of the couloir.
Spent quite awhile on the summit, then descended to the saddle and slid down about 1400’ in 10 minutes or so. We lost the trail on the way back to the trailhead, and spent a lot of time thrashing through the willows and postholing through deep snow. :-( No snowshoes.
noahs213 - May 29, 2009 8:22 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2009
The Classic Snow climbA very amazing climb. A little strenuos but otherwise amazing!
benners - Dec 9, 2008 8:51 pm Date Climbed: May 8, 2008
BlizzardSummited Torreys via the Dead Dog in a full blizzard with a snowboard strapped to my back, very physically demanding but otherwise a great snow climb.
rkymtn - Sep 25, 2008 12:28 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2007
Another Fun CouloirThis was the second attempt with Haliku. The first try was thwarted off by stupidity mixed with poor road conditions (high centered the truck in snow). This trip was much better and the day was beautiful. There was a bit of rock fall, which provided some additional entertainment on the way up.
MikeyB - Aug 20, 2008 11:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
The Dead DogFun climb and an excellent long glissade after hitting Grays.
Pete Castricone - Jul 13, 2008 9:37 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
Easy ClimbNice line and easier than expected with a long, fast glissade. Meeting and climbing with other SP members made it worthwhile.
astrobassman - Jun 30, 2008 11:54 am Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008
First Solo Couloir ClimbI had Torreys all to myself. A quick day...Torreys and Grays in less than 5 hours, but still a good time. Dead Dog was a lot less steep than I thought it would be. Felt like 35 degrees most of the time, then 45 degrees in a few spots.