| (1) | | There was a nice alpine glow on Grays Peak as we hiked up Stevens Gulch. |
| (2) | | The area was a bit slidy and that's why we got such an early start so we would hit optimal conditions. |
| (3) | | As we approached Dead Dog Couloir there was a single lone climber ahead of us (the spec at middle left). |
| (4) | | Me climbing Dead Dog Couloir (photo by Charles Danforth). |
| (5) | | Another shot up into the couloir. |
| (6) | | Charles rests midway up the Dead Dog. |
| (7) | | Me on the way up Dead Dog Couloir. The summit of Grays Peak is just out of frame on the left. (Photo by Charles Danforth.) |
| (8) | | Charles and Fabio make their way up Dead Dog Couloir. |
| (9) | | Charles and Fabio near the top of Dead Dog Couloir. |
| (10) | | Fabio, Charles, and me on the summit of Torreys Peak. (Photo by Fabio Somenzi.) |
| (11) | | Fabio and Charles begin the descent of Kelso Ridge. Dead Dog Couloir topped out right where Charles is standing. |
| (12) | | Looking back up at the summit of Torreys Peak. You can see the skiers on the summit preparing for their descent down Dead Dog Couloir and our tracks coming up the couloir. (Photo by Fabio Somenzi.) |
| (13) | | Charles and Fabio descend Kelso Ridge. |
| (14) | | Charles continues the descent of Kelso Ridge. |
| (15) | | Looking back up at Torreys Peak from about a quarter of the way down Kelso Ridge. |
| (16) | | We found this nice spot to take a break on the way down Kelso Ridge (Photo by Fabio Somenzi). |
| (17) | | Fabio descends one of the easier sections of Kelso Ridge. |
| (18) | | Charles continues the descent of Kelso Ridge. The summit of Torreys Peak is not visible in this photo. |
| (19) | | While we were taking a break a huge section of rock fell from the face in the center of the photo. The debris tracks in the couloir below the face contain the evidence. |
| (20) | | Charles continues the descent of Kelso Ridge. |
| (21) | | Fabio and me descending Kelso Ridge (photo by Charles Danforth). |
| (22) | | Fabio and Charles negotiate some snow during the descent of Kelso Ridge. |
| (23) | | Fabio negotiates the crux of our descent of Kelso Ridge. By this time of day the snow had turned to slush making the descent very dicey. |
| (24) | | When I got into a little trouble on the crux of the downclimb of Kelso Ridge Charles threw me a rope for a belay (Photo by Fabio Somenzi). |
| (25) | | Me negotiating the crux of the downclimb of Kelso Ridge. You can see Fabio's tracks in the steep slushy snow. (Photo by Fabio Somenzi.) |
| (26) | | Charles and me downclimbing the rotten rock of Kelso Ridge (Photo by Fabio Somenzi). |
| (27) | | Charles is almost done with Kelso Ridge in this shot. |
| (28) | | View of Torreys Peak from our final rest break. |
| (29) | | Charles hikes back to the car after our successful ascent of Torreys Peak. |
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