This is the "chimney" section that CAN go at 5.3 if you climb the face that Sally's on, or 4th class if you ascend the chimney-proper. Again, this feature can be avoided. Just look around.

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This is the "chimney" section that CAN go at 5.3 if you climb the face that Sally's on, or 4th class if you ascend the chimney-proper. Again, this feature can be avoided. Just look around.

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Me hanging onto a short spire for dear life. Not necessary. We climbed the whole route in Tevas. Blow it out your ear!

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William McGehee

Jul 18, 2005

“This is the "chimney" section that CAN go at 5.3 if you climb the face that Sally's on, or 4th class if you ascend the chimney-proper. Again, this feature can be avoided. Just look around.”

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Cruiser!

The crux of the route during winter 2023, a slab covered by maybe a foot of snow.

Cruiser!

Looking down at Leah and Peter from just below the summit at the top of the ridge.

Windy action shot on the ridge.

Another view of the ridge.

Taken on the Gray's-Torrey's saddle on the way down, after scrambling up Kelso Ridge.

May 26th, 2019.

Pano of the ridge.

View of the summit. A beautiful winter peak - 21 Jan. 2017.

Icy with a nice dropoff.

Mountain goats guarding the crux.

Post or mid crux, I-70 in the background.
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Kelso Ridge in September after some snow had fallen. View more images here: http://charlesstemen.com/torreys-peak-kelso-ridge/

Near the crux, July 2002. (Photo by James Burns)

Kelso Ridge on 11/24/07.

Kelso Ridge on 11/24/07.

Kelso Ridge on 11/24/07.

Good view of the entire route

Nate nearing the summit of Torrey's via Kelso Ridge: May 2007

This is the "chimney" section that CAN go at 5.3 if you climb the face that Sally's on, or 4th class if you ascend the chimney-proper. Again, this feature can be avoided. Just look around.

Me hanging onto a short spire for dear life. Not necessary. We climbed the whole route in Tevas. Blow it out your ear!

Looking back at the beginning of the knife edge - Jan. 21, 2017.

Ashley Gann on Kelso Ridge.

dustin on the kelso ridge

Final buttress.

Kelso Ridge in late May, 2017.

Carson on the route!

The knife edge in winter conditions after an October snowstorm.

Andy Hahn crossing the knife edge above Dead Dog Couloir in July 2003.

Nearing the summit in Jan. 2019 of a high snow year.

J.P. on the knife-edge (crux ?) of the Kelso Ridge. July 2003.

Sooo good.

Just below the supposed crux (The real crux is the knife edge in winter).

The view of the ridge from the drive up.

9mile track, starting 2 miles down the road from the TH and finishing at the TH.

Up on the ridge in August 2021.

Sally on one of the few ledge-style harder sections. Most of these can be avoided by looking around to the sides.

The 45-MPH wind gusts on this section knocked me over multiple times!

Torrey's to Gray's.

Lindsey on the saddle before starting up Kelso Ridge behind her.

Cory walking across Kelso after climbing Ded Dog Couloir.

The "arete slab" below the knife edge. I'd probably call this the crux maybe 1 move of low 5th Class, but it is avoidable.

The ridge from the Grays-Torreys saddle.

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