Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: August 5, 1994
My son, Patrick, and I planned on doing Redcloud and Sunshine but when we woke up at the trailhead there were lots of people getting ready to climb. We decided to move up the road to American Basin and climb Handies to avoid the crowd. The climb went well except when we got to the summit, there were all those same people. They had used the Grizzly Gulch route. Guess I should have talked to someone before changing my mind. This has got to be the best viewing summit around.
Route Climbed: Grouse - American Basin Date Climbed: July 13 2001
Climbed 4 times during Hardrock 100 1998-2001 from Grouse - American Basin and Rocky Gulch - south ridge, also Grizzly Gulch while training in 1996, 1997.
Route Climbed: 1 st time from the west, 2nd time approached the peak from the east Date Climbed: 2 times in july '98
1 time during training with some friends and then summated a few days later during an endurance event in july of '98, had to wait out intense storm just a few hundred feet below the summit.
Route Climbed: East slopes from Grizzly Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: July 24, 2001
This is considered a "classic" approach because of its beauty. A bit longer than the approach from American Basin, but well worth it in my opinion. A very scenic approach as well as a superb summit view. You can't see a road or a city from the summit.... only mountains for 360 degrees.
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 6/30/2001
I actually climbed Handies yesterday as I post this. There was still a lot of snow, so I think that made the hike more difficult than it would be normally. It was my first climb, and I had a bad headache afterward, but I did get a lot of cool pictures from the summit.
wayneaflick - Jun 24, 2002 10:02 pm
Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: August 5, 1994My son, Patrick, and I planned on doing Redcloud and Sunshine but when we woke up at the trailhead there were lots of people getting ready to climb. We decided to move up the road to American Basin and climb Handies to avoid the crowd. The climb went well except when we got to the summit, there were all those same people. They had used the Grizzly Gulch route. Guess I should have talked to someone before changing my mind. This has got to be the best viewing summit around.
Matt Mahoney - May 19, 2002 2:21 pm
Route Climbed: Grouse - American Basin Date Climbed: July 13 2001Climbed 4 times during Hardrock 100 1998-2001 from Grouse - American Basin and Rocky Gulch - south ridge, also Grizzly Gulch while training in 1996, 1997.
Zeke - Jan 16, 2002 7:57 am
Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: October 2001Did late in the day, after doing the other two in the area
steve simmons - Jan 3, 2002 5:10 am
Route Climbed: 1 st time from the west, 2nd time approached the peak from the east Date Climbed: 2 times in july '981 time during training with some friends and then summated a few days later during an endurance event in july of '98, had to wait out intense storm just a few hundred feet below the summit.
Praise GOD!
nader - Dec 26, 2001 4:07 pm
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: July 1998Very Beautiful
Peter Eliassen - Aug 16, 2001 11:41 am
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 7/24/01Amazing in late-July when the flowers and marmots are in full bloom...I probably saw twenty marmots running around me.
miztflip - Aug 8, 2001 2:55 pm
Route Climbed: American Basin Date Climbed: July 7, 2000An easy stroll through a beautiful area. Highly recommended for first time 14er's.
kilimanjaro1 - Jul 30, 2001 9:04 am
Route Climbed: East slopes from Grizzly Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: July 24, 2001This is considered a "classic" approach because of its beauty. A bit longer than the approach from American Basin, but well worth it in my opinion. A very scenic approach as well as a superb summit view. You can't see a road or a city from the summit.... only mountains for 360 degrees.
Jim Clarke - Jul 24, 2001 9:05 pm
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 7/14/00Hiked in a heavy rain storm with high winds and hail up top...
climbcolorado - Jul 22, 2001 6:55 pm
Route Climbed: American Basin Route Date Climbed: 07/22/01A easy hike but well worth it in July for the mountain flowers.
NateDawg57 - Jul 1, 2001 9:00 pm
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 6/30/2001I actually climbed Handies yesterday as I post this. There was still a lot of snow, so I think that made the hike more difficult than it would be normally. It was my first climb, and I had a bad headache afterward, but I did get a lot of cool pictures from the summit.
Steven Cross - Mar 29, 2001 4:08 pm
Route Climbed: Grizzly Gulch Date Climbed: 1992 i thinkThis was my first 14er and first time in Colorado. I was about 15.