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Handies Peak via the east slopes route.

My idyllic climb of San Juan 14er Handies Peak by way of the east slopes from the Grizzly Gulch trailhead on July 25, 2025. This hike to a centrally-located San Juan vista point provides the ideal occasion to take in the wonders of a flower-blanketed landscape in the context of a great class 1 and class 2 trail with a moderate, even grade and manageable distance and elevation gain. First I ascend through forests and clearings, then above tree line onto what has to be the most striking scene of wild flower abundance and colors I have yet encountered on a 14er climb. Finally, the remaining trail takes me to a summit from which a sea of San Juan peaks are revealed, including those eye-drawing other 14ers of this amazing range. In this video, as always I provide maps, route description, and bits of history about the climbing and naming history of the mountain. For all high mtn climbs on this channel: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/P.... This video’s contents are as follows: 0:00 Opening scenes, views of the mountain, and its naming, surveying, and climbing history. 1:48 Route overview and statistics, and comparison with the southwest slopes route. 2:34 Directions to the Grizzly Gulch TH, and the American Basin TH. 2:45 Hiking through Grizzly Gulch: below tree line, ~10,400' to ~11,800'. 13:42 Grizzly Gulch - above tree line: the sea of flowers on the ascent, ~11,800' to ~12,400'. 17:25 East slopes ascent, ~12,400' to ~13,600'. 27:18 North ridge - final stretch to the summit, ~13,600' to the top, at 14,058'. 31:53 Views from the summit. 35:44 Someone paragliding into American Basin. 37:01 AMOR FATI! 37:13 Descending the North ridge and east slopes, 14,058' to ~12,400'. 42:14 Descending Grizzly Gulch above tree line: the sea of flowers on the descent, ~12,400' to ~11,800'. 45:26 Descending Grizzly Gulch below tree line, ~11,800' back to the TH, at ~10,400'. 47:57 Final thoughts and reflections. 48:43 Scenes driving back on the shelf road and hwy 149. 49:44 Final images. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #14ers #colorado #mountains #hiking #nature #rockymountains #climbing #mountainclimbing #mountainscenery #naturedocumentary #sanjuanmountains -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music selections: 1) "Wide Awake" - The 126ers (YouTube audio library) 2) "Bring Me Your Sorrows" - Dan Lebowitz (YouTube audio library) 3) "Stark Goes Dark" - The Whole Other (YouTube audio library) 4) "Somnia Variation 10 relax and sleep" - Reed Mathis (YouTube audio library) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional sources: 1) For maps: U.S. Geological Survey - USGS 2) "A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners" by Walter R. Borneman and Lyndon J. Lampert. Pruett Publishing, 2nd edition, 1988. 3) "Colorado's Fourteeners - From Hikes to Climbs" by Gerry Roach. Fulcrum Publishing, 3rd edition, 2011. 4) 14ers.com: Handies Peak/routes 5) For signs: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - USDA; National Geographic. 6) "Colorado's Highest - The History of Naming the 14,000-Foot Peaks" by Jeri L. Norgren. John Fielder Publishing, 2020.