Niederbayer - Nov 18, 2023 3:32 am Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2023
Guanella Pass
stroll from Spalding -
BKiser90 - Aug 20, 2023 2:26 pm Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2023
AWOOOOOOOOOOO! Gray Wolf Mountain.
Up from South Chicago TH. Great trail and easy bushwhack to a easy tundra walk to summit. Great views of the Evans Massif, South Park, and the heart of the Front Range.
Kiefer - Apr 27, 2020 7:12 am Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2020
Via Point 12,959
Super windy, blustery and cloudy morning atop Point 12,959. Cleared up by the time we reached Gray Wolf Mountain. Views of Bierstadt and Sawtooth are amazing from this vantage. Nothing difficult. Super mellow tundra slopes. Although the willows down below were 'delightful.' Great snow conditions!!!! Skis would have been great to have.
Hiked with Rose Angry.
Climbed up Gray Wolf from Spalding after summiting Evans. There's some mushy terrain on the saddle from Spalding, but nothing terrible. There was no one on Gray Wolf today, everyone else stuck to Spalding & Evans. I took a short break on the summit before heading back to Summit Lake.
Treeline12000 - Aug 13, 2015 7:01 pm Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2009
Gray Wolf Mtn
Got the summit on the 2nd try. Started at Echo Lake, awesome area.
BradBartick - May 4, 2014 7:15 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2013
From Chi Lakes th
Nice on a weekday
telemarkdude - Nov 30, 2013 11:28 pm Date Climbed: Nov 30, 2013
Avoided Willow Nightmare
Started from BM 11096 on Guanella Pass Road and followed the ridge on south side of the drainage to avoid the Guanella Pass willow nightmare.
via Spalding on a windy loop with Evans from Guanella Pass
nickkarl - Jun 28, 2013 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2013
WIth Spalding
Nice hike from Summit Lake, climbed with Mount Spalding. Climbing partner: Brian
Brian Kalet - Oct 1, 2012 11:51 am Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2012
2 Peaks
With 7860.
DerekFreed - Mar 30, 2012 6:21 pm Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2011
Shuttle Hike
Started at Echo Lake, followed the Chicago Lakes Trail until leaving for the ridge to Gray Wolf. Continued on to UN12959 and Sugarloaf before dropping down to Hells Hole TH. Fun loop!
theREALCarpeDM - Mar 12, 2012 2:48 pm Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2012
From Naylor Lake TH closure
Clouds came and went making it chilly and warm off and on. The Guanella Pass marsh area was pretty well frozen (especially in the morning) making that part a lot easier than I had expected. Then there was about 500-600 ft of trenching before we could take off snowshoes at about 12,100ft.
I circled the entire ridgeline starting with Bierstadt... minus Evans, but including Pt. 13307 (which was a blast BTW). I only spent about 5 seconds on the summit of Gray Wolf due to an approaching T-storm. And by approaching I mean 50 feet away.
From Spalding, nice morning with some Mountain Goats on the way.
Sarah Simon - Nov 1, 2009 8:22 pm Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2009
From Echo Lake
What a fantastic way to spend Halloween! Beautiful, blue-bird skies, bright sun...cold and windy up top but surprisingly warm along most of the route. All twelve of our team made the summit! Partners: The "Collard Greens" CMC outing.
On the way to Hell's Hole I looked for a good spot to begin the bushwhack up Gray Wolf. Trees were thick and I was solo so I continued out to Hell's Hole to hang out. Met a solo hiker who also wanted to hike Gray Wolf so we went together. We started hiking back along the trail and descended into the trees directly across from the low part of the saddle. Spacing in the trees wasn't bad, making for minimal whacking. It is easy to get turned around in there, especially on the hike out. Seemed like a good way to head up the peak and it was.
argothor - Jul 11, 2009 12:18 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
4th of July
Started at Summit Lake and hiked up the rib of Spalding before heading off towards Gray Wolf. There was still a fair amount of snow on Spalding's northern slope which was melting fast causing the saddle between Spalding and Gray Wolf to be quite wet. After summiting Gray Wolf I then did Spalding and Mt. Evans. Beautiful day with only light fluffy, non-threatening clouds overhead.
Climbed solo as part of a long ridge tour from Echo Lake - Goliath to Rogers to Warren to Spalding to Gray Wolf back to Echo Lake. Great warm spring day with plenty of sunshine! The road was still closed giving the place an eerie solitude.
colinpence - Apr 7, 2009 12:55 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008
Gray Wolf and Spalding
Several of my usual hiking companions joined me on this climb to celebrate the 4th of July.
altitude14er - Oct 19, 2008 10:57 pm Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2008
Route Climbed: Echo Lake TH
A great solo climb! The old burn area is interesting to walk thru...5 hours up, 3 hours down...I was hungover ;)
Niederbayer - Nov 18, 2023 3:32 am Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2023
Guanella Passstroll from Spalding -
BKiser90 - Aug 20, 2023 2:26 pm Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2023
AWOOOOOOOOOOO! Gray Wolf Mountain.Up from South Chicago TH. Great trail and easy bushwhack to a easy tundra walk to summit. Great views of the Evans Massif, South Park, and the heart of the Front Range.
Kiefer - Apr 27, 2020 7:12 am Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2020
Via Point 12,959Super windy, blustery and cloudy morning atop Point 12,959. Cleared up by the time we reached Gray Wolf Mountain. Views of Bierstadt and Sawtooth are amazing from this vantage. Nothing difficult. Super mellow tundra slopes. Although the willows down below were 'delightful.' Great snow conditions!!!! Skis would have been great to have.
Hiked with Rose Angry.
belexes - Jul 1, 2017 6:17 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2017
From SpaldingClimbed up Gray Wolf from Spalding after summiting Evans. There's some mushy terrain on the saddle from Spalding, but nothing terrible. There was no one on Gray Wolf today, everyone else stuck to Spalding & Evans. I took a short break on the summit before heading back to Summit Lake.
Treeline12000 - Aug 13, 2015 7:01 pm Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2009
Gray Wolf MtnGot the summit on the 2nd try. Started at Echo Lake, awesome area.
BradBartick - May 4, 2014 7:15 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2013
From Chi Lakes thNice on a weekday
telemarkdude - Nov 30, 2013 11:28 pm Date Climbed: Nov 30, 2013
Avoided Willow NightmareStarted from BM 11096 on Guanella Pass Road and followed the ridge on south side of the drainage to avoid the Guanella Pass willow nightmare.
chicagotransplant - Nov 3, 2013 6:03 pm Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2013
Windy Guanella Loopvia Spalding on a windy loop with Evans from Guanella Pass
nickkarl - Jun 28, 2013 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2013
WIth SpaldingNice hike from Summit Lake, climbed with Mount Spalding. Climbing partner: Brian
Brian Kalet - Oct 1, 2012 11:51 am Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2012
2 PeaksWith 7860.
DerekFreed - Mar 30, 2012 6:21 pm Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2011
Shuttle HikeStarted at Echo Lake, followed the Chicago Lakes Trail until leaving for the ridge to Gray Wolf. Continued on to UN12959 and Sugarloaf before dropping down to Hells Hole TH. Fun loop!
theREALCarpeDM - Mar 12, 2012 2:48 pm Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2012
From Naylor Lake TH closureClouds came and went making it chilly and warm off and on. The Guanella Pass marsh area was pretty well frozen (especially in the morning) making that part a lot easier than I had expected. Then there was about 500-600 ft of trenching before we could take off snowshoes at about 12,100ft.
WalksWithBlackflies - Sep 14, 2011 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2011
Tour de TundraI circled the entire ridgeline starting with Bierstadt... minus Evans, but including Pt. 13307 (which was a blast BTW). I only spent about 5 seconds on the summit of Gray Wolf due to an approaching T-storm. And by approaching I mean 50 feet away.
Senad Rizvanovic - Jul 16, 2011 4:38 pm Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011
from SpaldingFrom Spalding, nice morning with some Mountain Goats on the way.
Sarah Simon - Nov 1, 2009 8:22 pm Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2009
From Echo LakeWhat a fantastic way to spend Halloween! Beautiful, blue-bird skies, bright sun...cold and windy up top but surprisingly warm along most of the route. All twelve of our team made the summit! Partners: The "Collard Greens" CMC outing.
Foxy Long Bottoms - Aug 16, 2009 7:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
Hells HoleOn the way to Hell's Hole I looked for a good spot to begin the bushwhack up Gray Wolf. Trees were thick and I was solo so I continued out to Hell's Hole to hang out. Met a solo hiker who also wanted to hike Gray Wolf so we went together. We started hiking back along the trail and descended into the trees directly across from the low part of the saddle. Spacing in the trees wasn't bad, making for minimal whacking. It is easy to get turned around in there, especially on the hike out. Seemed like a good way to head up the peak and it was.
argothor - Jul 11, 2009 12:18 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
4th of JulyStarted at Summit Lake and hiked up the rib of Spalding before heading off towards Gray Wolf. There was still a fair amount of snow on Spalding's northern slope which was melting fast causing the saddle between Spalding and Gray Wolf to be quite wet. After summiting Gray Wolf I then did Spalding and Mt. Evans. Beautiful day with only light fluffy, non-threatening clouds overhead.
chicagotransplant - May 18, 2009 9:51 am Date Climbed: May 17, 2009
Circle Tour from EchoClimbed solo as part of a long ridge tour from Echo Lake - Goliath to Rogers to Warren to Spalding to Gray Wolf back to Echo Lake. Great warm spring day with plenty of sunshine! The road was still closed giving the place an eerie solitude.
colinpence - Apr 7, 2009 12:55 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008
Gray Wolf and SpaldingSeveral of my usual hiking companions joined me on this climb to celebrate the 4th of July.
altitude14er - Oct 19, 2008 10:57 pm Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2008
Route Climbed: Echo Lake THA great solo climb! The old burn area is interesting to walk thru...5 hours up, 3 hours down...I was hungover ;)