Garfield & Graystone
Date: 08/16/2023
Partner: Solo
Trailhead: Roughly 0.5 miles below/(NW) of Vestal Basin
Distance: 5.3m
Elevation Gain: 3500ft
Duration: 6hrs 20min
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Mount Garfield 14ers.com Page
Graystone Peak 14ers.com Page
The views in this zone are off the hook. Loved Garfield's south ridge - Graystone is forgetable.
5.3m - 3500ft - 6hrs 20min (from camp approx. 0.5 miles below/NW of Vestal Basin)
Vestal (L) and Arrow on approach to camp
Looking up the scree gully into the upper basin from below camp
oooh... looking dreamy... if you are a scree fan
No pointy stuff with me so I went right
Greystone on the way to Garfield
Looking back to Arrow
A northwestern view down to the Animas River
Time to cross some slab... Garfield in the sun. I would climb Garfield's south ridge L2R to the summit
Garfield Lake. I climbed to the low point on the ridge
The fun scrambly ridge to the summit
Southerly views - Pigeon on the right
Westerly views to the Twillights
Garfield summit selfie. Weather looking good but forecast shows storms coming in
Back down Garfield's south ridge and to the lake
I skipped Point Pun due to the forecast and got lost in my music unit I reached the summit of Graystone
Arrow(L) and Vestal(R) from Graystone's east ridge
Looking back to Graystone and it's east ridge. Clouds building
Electric from Graystone. Some climb / descend that nasty looking gully. Don't do it... climb Electric's fun north ridge instead. See my TR
Arrow while descending Graystone
The terrain I descended on Graystone
Looking back to Graystone after descent. Weather coming in from the west
Back down to camp. Might have taken this shot on the way in