Correction to Secor, Gray Peak
by Steve Eckert
Secor's description of Gray Peak talks about a 3rd class ridge, but
that's not necessary from any direction. 50' below ridge, on the north side,
it's good class 2. The entire SW face is also class 2, either frictioning up
the slabs or picking through large loose talus, and there are many places to
cross the ridge if you top out at the wrong spot.
The 7.5' topo seems to have a mistake, and Secor is silent about which end
of the ridge is the true summit. Visually the west bump is higher, but the
map shows an extra contour line and labels the east end. My altimeter showed
the west bump to be 30' higher, and that's where the register is found.
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