It had been two years since we did our last 14er together. That changed yesterday when we knocked off Grays and Torreys peaks. Also along for the fun were Amy's co-teacher Nicole, her husband Eric, and four other friends. We started hiking at 6:40am, arriving back at the car around 2:00pm. At 8.25 and 3600 respectively, the mileage and elevation gain weren't as impressive as some of our previous 14ers, but any time you have to summit, drop 600 feet, then summit again it carries with it a nice sense of accomplishment. It was a good thing we left as early as we did, as by the time we got to the top of Torreys an ominous looking cloud bank was moving it. We noticed some lightning on the way down, but by then we were off the more exposed parts of the route. All in all a beautiful double-whammy of a climb.
Grays summit
Our group on Grays
L-R: Sarah, Nicole, Amy, Jenny
Grays summit looking across traverse to Torreys
Torreys summit
Torreys from the descent - see cloud comment above