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| climbingguy | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: September 1997  | |
| This is a fun short route and the hanging valley with the cabin ruins is one of the most beautiful places I've seen in the mountains. | ||
| Posted May 12, 2002 2:28 pm | ||
| darinchadwick | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 1996 | |
| Sure, it's all 3rd class if you're clever. Just like it's all A1, until you fall. Don't be afraid though, it's such a fun puzzle, and the summit appears so unexpectedly. | |
| Posted Apr 3, 2002 12:14 pm | ||
| DaFreshman | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: July 2000 | |
| As I said in the "more info" section, IMHO, this is the ONLY way to do this mountain. The Wheeler (east) ridge is just a long, boring, cattle drive of hikers, if you ask me. The west ridge, on the other hand, offers solitude and a much more challenging (or as Roach says - "sporting" - I love that) option. Now, so there's no confusion, DON'T get on this ridge if you are expecting a hike. THIS IS NOT A HIKE. The last 1/4 of this ridge consists of 4(?) large, loose rock towers which must be negotiated - and route finding is CRITICAL. Getting off route on this ridge leads you into any of a number of very steep, very VERY loose death-trap gullies. Take care and be sure that the way you are going is absolutely the easiest way before you go. The last tower on the ridge is negotiated by doing an airy class 3-ish pitch for about 30 feet directly up the southwest face. Not hard, but a fall will definately ruin your weekend. That said, the ridge is phenomenial if you take your time and can hold your own at route finding. If you're one of those who gets off route going to the mailbox, you should probably stay on the east ridge :) | ||
| Posted Mar 18, 2002 4:10 pm | ||
| nader | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: August 1999 | |
| Easy Climb | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2001 4:05 pm | ||
| Zeke | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Seveal | |
| Climbed this one in twice in summer and twice in winter. Another great winter training climb for South American peaks. BONUS: Breckenridge Brewery after for beers and burgers! | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2001 12:11 pm | ||
| xskier77 | Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: November 5, 2001 | |
| Attempted to hike this 14er on November 4th but when I got to the trailhead I found that I had forgotten my hiking boots...DOH!!! So my Dad and I returned the following day and made the trek to the summit. This was my Dad's first 14er and my fifth. Weather was great and the trail was very easy to follow. Ate lunch on the summit. | |
| Posted Nov 13, 2001 8:44 am | ||
| ness_dan | Route Climbed: Monte Cristo Date Climbed: September 1996 | |
| Fun hike up with spouse and other family. Clouds were moving in, so we didn't stay at the top for very long. | ||
| Posted Nov 11, 2001 9:50 pm | ||
| steeleman | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: January 1992 | |
| Winter climb on snowshoes in perfect weather. A great introduction to easy 14er climbing, with better views than many. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2001 5:20 pm | ||
| jmoring | Route Climbed: Regular Eastern Route Date Climbed: 08/24/12001 | |
| This was my first 14er. I think I am hooked. I now want to try the rest. It was a perfect day. Lightly scattered clouds and no threat of thunder storms. This is a great peak for your first attempt. It is easy enough that you should have no trouble making it up and crowded enough that going alone is no problem. | ||
| Posted Aug 27, 2001 11:38 am | ||
| odysseus | Route Climbed: Monte Cristo TH Date Climbed: 8/13/2001 | |
| Quandry was the 1st of 5 fourteeners that my partner and I hiked in 5 days. The new trail is pretty nice, a real walk-up. The final slope to the summit is pretty stiff, though! Beautiful day and a ton of people on the route. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2001 6:06 pm | ||
| mwalker2 | Route Climbed: Monte Christo Date Climbed: 8/18/01 | |
| More people than at a county fair! [but at least the weather was great] | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2001 7:05 pm | ||
| Peter Eliassen | Route Climbed: Regular East Ridge route Date Climbed: 3/20/00 | |
| Wonderful all-season climb...excellent snow climb, although the NE bowl can be avalanche-prone. Great hike for a first 14er... | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2001 11:33 am | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: Numerous Date Climbed: Jan. 1999 - Present | |
| In my backyard. I have climbed and skied this peak many times. I think the east ridge is one of the best intros to backcountry sking anywhere. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2001 3:00 pm | ||
| Jim Clarke | Route Climbed: Monte Cristo Date Climbed: 10/196 | |
| Easy hike with a friend's dog who must have run up and down the entire length of the trail/peak five times. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2001 8:44 pm | ||
| climbcolorado | Route Climbed: East Slopes | |
| I have climbed the east slopes route 4 times, once in the early summer with a some skiing on the way down and 3 times in winter. This peak is quite easy and has many hikers on it, however in winter you are lucky to see anyone at all! | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2001 11:14 am | ||
| crazybaby45 | Route Climbed: Monte Cristo Date Climbed: 7/7/01 | |
| This was my first fourteener, and man was it beautiful!! It was also my first hike of the year which wasn't necesarily smart, but it was well worth it!! On to Democrat etc next weekend and Bierstadt after that!! Climb on! | ||
| Posted Jul 8, 2001 12:00 pm | ||
| mpbro | Route Climbed: West Ridge (also climbed Fletcher Mountain) Date Climbed: September 1, 2000 | |
| Quandary Peak trip report | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2001 2:20 pm | ||
| jratk | Route Climbed: Monte Cristo Date Climbed: June 1999 | |
| Lost the trail due to very dense fog so I decided to go straight up, scrambling over boulders and stuff. Much more exciting than the trail. My first solo climb. | |
| Posted May 20, 2001 3:45 pm | ||
| theplugger | Route Climbed: From Monte Cristo TH, east slope Date Climbed: 06-17-90 | |
| This was my first 14er. Jay & I climbed up the east slope and glissaded down the south couloir to the dam. It was also was my ice ax experience after Wilderness Trekking class, and the snow in the couloir had melted considerably. Needless to say, this glissade turned out to be quite exciting (even bordering on terrifying)!! | |
| Posted May 20, 2001 2:59 pm | ||
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