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| Barbara | At 59 - my First 14er : "Quandary Peak"  Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2007 | |
| Tent-camped near the trailhead. 4:30A 44-deg Breakfast...6:20A on the trail, 11:45A Summit. Not bad for 59 and my first 14er! And you wouldn't believe the weather elements we had on the descent at the long ridge after the summit: Thunder/ rain/ hail/dense fog....but it finally all passed overhead. I did this climb with my cousin, 'Slow-but-Steady', who has completed 26 of the 52 CO 14ers. I am hooked forever! Planning our climb for next year! | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2007 11:17 pm | ||
| HylianHero | #1 Date Climbed: Jul 14, 1998 | |
| This was my first fourteener. I was 10 years old, and it got me hooked for the rest of my life. A great first climb, I basically climbed it on a few M&Ms. Good route. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2007 1:17 am | ||
| wlstone | East Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2007 | |
| Enjoyed a lonesome stroll to the summit...met everybody else on the way down | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2007 9:08 am | ||
| slowbutsteady | CFI trail harder on old knees Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2007 | |
| I understand completely the need to preserve and restore fragil vegetation on heavily travelled 14NRS, but it should be noted that the new sustainable trail on Quandary with it's many rock steps(very impressive construction indeed)is harder on old knees, not to mention that the new trail keeps you high on rock, with no place to bail out, for a long period during storms. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2007 11:26 pm | ||
| hans.schenk | West Ridge baby! Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2006 | |
| My brother and I scaled Quandary via the West Ridge. A great class 3 with spectacular views! A little too crowded up top though... | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2007 11:18 pm | ||
| dr_gonz | quandry | |
| this was my third 14er of the day. I was beat tired afterwards. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2007 4:06 pm | ||
| BeginnerClimber | 2nd time's a charm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2007 | |
| Due to a very busy year, this was my first 14er. Great hike, tons of people on the trail due to the holiday weekend, and great weather! Clouds descended about 11AM but cleared away before turning dark. This is my 2nd attempt at Quandary, the first done Nov 2005 when 60mph winds threatened to turn me into a kite before my friend and I turned back. Not a great day then. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2007 1:17 am | ||
| beefcake | First Ever Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007 | |
| first 14er...good place to start. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2007 3:27 pm | ||
| scvanm | 9 Year olds 1st Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Nice hike. Great Weather !! My 9 year old son Davids 1st !!!! | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2007 9:32 pm | ||
| ouray19 | Quandary Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2004 | |
| This was the first 14'er I tried in spring snow but had to turn around due to weather. Went back in the summer to summit. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2007 9:14 pm | ||
| K_G_Wright | Quick & Fun! Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006 | |
| A well deserved outing for a fellow teacher and myself just starting summer break. It was windy, buy quick & fun! | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2007 1:47 pm | ||
| mountainloverCO | First solo hike! Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007 | |
| Completed my first solo hike up a Colorado 14er on Quandary. Left the trailhead at 7:10, summited at 9:25, and spent a luxurious 40 minutes on top enjoying the blue skies and beautiful views. The descent took an hour and 45 minutes, so overall, this hike was fun and short- highly recommended for 14er newbies. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2007 4:55 pm | ||
| cftbq | Dawn on the East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| Did a night hike to watch the Perseid meteors, summitting between dawn and sunrise. My third time on this peak, and finally got some solitude by hiking under the stars--which were fabulous. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2007 7:34 pm | ||
| heather14 | Windy!!! Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2007 | |
| Enjoyed the summit with 100 of my new friends ;) There was a cold wind blowing at the top. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2007 6:05 pm | ||
| StarMan | Excellent! Date Climbed: May 26, 2007 | |
| Wonderful views of the snow-covered peaks! | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2007 8:19 pm | ||
| utes | winter summit Date Climbed: Feb 21, 1998 | |
| this was tough, but not too bad in the winter. | ||
| Posted Aug 1, 2007 7:05 pm | ||
| I like it on top | Standard Route Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2003 | |
| Great day for climbing. Very busy on trail and summit, as usual. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2007 2:09 pm | ||
| KarlHungus | East Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007 | |
| Great starter 14er. Get there early because this route gets packed on the weekends. It was a traffic jam as we were coming down. A number of mountain goats in the area. | ||
| Posted Jul 31, 2007 12:42 am | ||
| blackcoffee | via standard route Date Climbed: Aug 7, 1988 | |
| Nice weather, many people on the trail and summit. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2007 11:49 pm | ||
| slowbutsteady | people, dogs, on the airl Date Climbed: Aug 25, 1996 | |
| I was successful along with 40 other hikers, lots of dogs, some fighting each other, and an array of ham radio operators talking to other hams on other 14ers. East Ridge Route. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2007 11:22 pm | ||
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