Electric - Garfield - Pun - Graystone
In August of 2023 I climbed Electric solo as a quick hit from camp. The next day I climbed Garfield and Graystone before storms chased me off of Point Pun.
In September of 2024 I went back to this zone with Alex Neal (Junior) and Joel Racicot. The three of us climbed Electric, Garfield and Point Pun.
These four peaks combine for well for a big day. I consolidated my three outtings in this zone into one report.
The GPX file contains tracks for all 4 peaks
Electric Peak 14ers.com Page
Mount Garfield 14ers.com Page
Point Pun 14ers.com Page
Graystone Peak 14ers.com Page
The views in this zone are off the hook!
Electric's north ridge is an easy class 3 gem and makes a good quick hit from camp if you choose.
Garfield's south ridge and Point Pun's northwest ridge are also fun and made up of class 3 and 4 scrambling. I would say Pun is a step up from Garfield.
Graystone is forgetable.
While Electric can be done as a quick hit, combine Garfield, Pun and Graystone if possible.
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Electric Peak and it's fun north ridge from the trail
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The ascent gully
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The ascent gully is loose in spots
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About to put helmets on and careful not to knock rock down partners
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Junior and Joel admire Vestal basin from low on Electric's north ridge
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Vestal Basin in late afternoon light
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Ready to get our scramble on
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Solid scrambling on easy 3
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Looking down the north ridge
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Approaching Electric's summit
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Southern views from Electric's summit - Jagged (L) - Sunlight & Windom (R)
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Jagged!
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Arrow from Electric
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Descending Electric's south gully is tedious and loose - Graystone front and center
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Descending Electric
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From the Electric/Graystone saddle we made our way across slabs to Garfield
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Garfield coming into view
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Northern views over an unnamed lake down to the Animas River.
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We contoured around the right side of Garfield Lake and climbed to the saddle in the center of this image
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Point Pun from Garfield Lake
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After gaining Garfield's south ridge we scrambled to the summit on relatively solid rock - class 3 & 4
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Alex summits Garfield with Arrow(L), Vestal and Graystone behind
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Graystone from Garfiled's summit
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PANO: From Garfield's summit
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Yeah buddy! Garfield summit selfie
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Southern views of the Needles from Garfield
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The Twilights to the south east from Garfield
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Looking south down the Animas river under fall colors
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Next stop Point Pun south across the ridge - Garfield Lake below
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Back down Garfield's south ridge
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Point Pun's 3/4 north ridge was solid until it wasn't. Test everything as some of the big stuff will go!
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For the most part we stuck to the ridge
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Joel close to Pun's summit - Garfield behind
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Pun summit chillin - Garfield looking impressive
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A dusting of snow on the Needles to the south
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Eastern views to Peak Seven and company over Balsam Lake
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The ridge from Pun to Graystone didn't seem to go - We scrambled back down the ridge to the Garfield saddle and back to the north side of the lake
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Cap'n Trundle
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Fluffy Garfield Lake reflections - Graystone behind - Electric on the left
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Back down to the lake
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The hike up Graystone was forgettable - The views of Arrow were not
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Electric from Graystone
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Arrow (L) - Vestal (R) from Graystone's east ridge
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Looking back to Graystone from it's east ridge
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Electric while descending Graystone - Great view of the distinct gully we descended
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Looking back to Graystone while descending it's northern slopes
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Making our way down the ultra tedious gully between Electric and Arrow
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Glad to be done with that - looking back to the gully between Electric and Arrow





















































