Grays and Torreys High Camp

On January 20 Matt and I hiked up from the Bakerville trailhead next to I-70 up to 13,000 feet to camp--a trip of about five miles one way. He was using a ski pulk he borrowed from a friend. The pulk is definitely the way to go. I toiled with my roped kiddie sled yet again.







The temperature was single digits below zero without the wind. Our camp had many creature comforts including a kitchen and gear storage area--thanks to Matt digging down in the deep snow.




Inside the tent the temperature never fell below 20 degrees, but outside it was closer to minus 20 degrees. The frost build up from our breathing was thick in the tent. Every time the wind hit the tent, it snowed on us.