deungsan - Mar 28, 2009 6:23 pm Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2009
East Ridge
Last day of winter/first day of spring. Great weather.
skyward22 - Feb 19, 2009 4:12 am Date Climbed: Feb 6, 2009
via the coulior
Me and Joe climbed Quandary coulior as a winter ascent. Weather was pretty good, snow was stable in most places. Approach took almost 5 hours--postholing to the waist almost every step. Had some mismangements in hydration--only 1/2 L of H20 car to car in 12 hours for me. Good to know my body functions well under stress and dehydration at altitude, though. No real complaints. Just another great alpine day.
MattK - Jan 19, 2009 8:21 am Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2009
East Ridge
Wife, dog and I.
noahs213 - Dec 30, 2008 10:36 pm Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2008
East Ridge
Very windy. Got sick towards the top but made it and was greeted with a beautiful view. A long day though. Great winter climb!
gbrady - Dec 7, 2008 7:52 pm Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2008
Excellent Winter Peak
The best 14er to climb during the winter.
McCannster - Dec 6, 2008 8:46 pm Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2008
Misery Death Climb
The first half of the climb was fine, but after we got above treeline, conditions horrified, and I found myself almost dying from exhaustion, postholing my way up the East Ridge in whiteout visibility, howling winds, and blowing snow, not to mention the 10+ false summits. I barely made it just before I was going to tell myself to turn around! No views, stayed but two minutes on top, then booked it down. Fun day of suffering!
395guy - Oct 10, 2008 11:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2008
Nice easy 14er
I was hoping to bring my 9yo son up this peak (for his 2nd 14er), but he overslept after we went to a double-header Rockies game in Denver the day before. I took it very easy on this hike and reached the summit with no problem. By far, the easiest 14er I've ever done. I ran the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon the next day in 1:25. Glad I didn't overdo it on Quandary the day before. The mood was rather somber on the peak of Quandary... the body of a hiker had been found the day before on this mtn. He had fallen while climbing off the trail on a different route.
This was my 30th climb of Quandary. There was a fresh blanket of from the day before. It was a nice day so much of the snow on the lower mountain had melted into slush and mud for the trip down.
MikeyB - Aug 30, 2008 12:35 am Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2008
A lovely short jaunt up a relatively easy 14er. Still I felt the altitude and was stalked by several goats.
Pivvay - Aug 21, 2008 10:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
East Ridge
Marni and I played hooky from work and climbed this as our 3rd 14er together. Fun going up, sick of the steps on the way down. I think I'd only do the east ridge again in the snow. Still a fun and pretty climb overall.
ledavis23 - Aug 19, 2008 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2008
East Ridge
Gorgeous. A really fun day. Not terribly crowded either.
BigRob - Aug 19, 2008 8:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2008
Inwood Arete
Started with the "direct start". There were plenty of mountain goats to share the route with. I was actually shocked at the number of people on the summit when we arrived. It was like a line of ants on the standard route.
alpspitze - Aug 15, 2008 8:13 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
East Ridge
Seemed like hundreds of people on this popular mountain.
Took around 2:45RT. Tried to hike this in 1992 but there was 4 feet of fresh show in mid August that stopped me.
wwells - Aug 6, 2008 5:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008
East Ridge
Tougher than I had anticipated, but that speaks more to my poor conditioning than the mountain itself. Lots and lots of hikers and great views from the summit.
sistinas - Aug 4, 2008 5:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008
East Ridge
Second 14er in two days (did Bierstadt the day before). The weather was awesome - there were none of the usual afternoon thunderstorms even though the clouds looked a little threatening on the descent. Summit was a little crowded for a weekday and we could've done without all the folks yapping on their cellphones.
brookeok - Aug 4, 2008 12:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2008
First 14er!
This was my first 14er! I arrived at Colorado a few days earlier with a few friends to do some climbing. Our ulimate goal was to climb Mt. Elbert which we did. In order to prepare for Elbert we wanted to get acclimated to the altitude. To do this we stayed at high altitudes and visited Mt. Evans. We also did some small hikes at elevation. We decided to climb on Quandary Peak with the extent of the hike dependant on how we felt. We started early and maintained a good pace. We all felt good and decided to continue the climb. It was pretty strenuous but the views of the surrounding mountains and the wildlife were awesome. We trudged on and summited. Not a whole lot of people at the top but everyone we meet was very friendly. We stayed at the top a bit and headed back down. It was a wonderul day.
Brooke
cp0915 - Aug 3, 2008 6:45 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2008
up West Ridge, down Cristo Couloir
The west ridge approach was stunningly beautiful, and still frozen, while the upper ridge was surprisingly alpine and enjoyable. The cristo descent was short and fast.
Brandon Fuller - Aug 2, 2008 3:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
East Ridge
Never seen such a busy 14er route!
mlbcard - Jul 22, 2008 12:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
deungsan - Mar 28, 2009 6:23 pm Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2009
East RidgeLast day of winter/first day of spring. Great weather.
skyward22 - Feb 19, 2009 4:12 am Date Climbed: Feb 6, 2009
via the couliorMe and Joe climbed Quandary coulior as a winter ascent. Weather was pretty good, snow was stable in most places. Approach took almost 5 hours--postholing to the waist almost every step. Had some mismangements in hydration--only 1/2 L of H20 car to car in 12 hours for me. Good to know my body functions well under stress and dehydration at altitude, though. No real complaints. Just another great alpine day.
MattK - Jan 19, 2009 8:21 am Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2009
East RidgeWife, dog and I.
noahs213 - Dec 30, 2008 10:36 pm Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2008
East RidgeVery windy. Got sick towards the top but made it and was greeted with a beautiful view. A long day though. Great winter climb!
gbrady - Dec 7, 2008 7:52 pm Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2008
Excellent Winter PeakThe best 14er to climb during the winter.
McCannster - Dec 6, 2008 8:46 pm Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2008
Misery Death ClimbThe first half of the climb was fine, but after we got above treeline, conditions horrified, and I found myself almost dying from exhaustion, postholing my way up the East Ridge in whiteout visibility, howling winds, and blowing snow, not to mention the 10+ false summits. I barely made it just before I was going to tell myself to turn around! No views, stayed but two minutes on top, then booked it down. Fun day of suffering!
395guy - Oct 10, 2008 11:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2008
Nice easy 14erI was hoping to bring my 9yo son up this peak (for his 2nd 14er), but he overslept after we went to a double-header Rockies game in Denver the day before. I took it very easy on this hike and reached the summit with no problem. By far, the easiest 14er I've ever done. I ran the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon the next day in 1:25. Glad I didn't overdo it on Quandary the day before. The mood was rather somber on the peak of Quandary... the body of a hiker had been found the day before on this mtn. He had fallen while climbing off the trail on a different route.
MountainHikerCO - Sep 14, 2008 1:15 pm Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
#30This was my 30th climb of Quandary. There was a fresh blanket of from the day before. It was a nice day so much of the snow on the lower mountain had melted into slush and mud for the trip down.
MikeyB - Aug 30, 2008 12:35 am Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2008
First 14erBeautiful day for a solo trip up the east ridge.
dunking_deutschman - Aug 29, 2008 12:50 am Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2008
schlonka small flopperA lovely short jaunt up a relatively easy 14er. Still I felt the altitude and was stalked by several goats.
Pivvay - Aug 21, 2008 10:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
East RidgeMarni and I played hooky from work and climbed this as our 3rd 14er together. Fun going up, sick of the steps on the way down. I think I'd only do the east ridge again in the snow. Still a fun and pretty climb overall.
ledavis23 - Aug 19, 2008 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2008
East RidgeGorgeous. A really fun day. Not terribly crowded either.
BigRob - Aug 19, 2008 8:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2008
Inwood AreteStarted with the "direct start". There were plenty of mountain goats to share the route with. I was actually shocked at the number of people on the summit when we arrived. It was like a line of ants on the standard route.
alpspitze - Aug 15, 2008 8:13 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
East RidgeSeemed like hundreds of people on this popular mountain.
Took around 2:45RT. Tried to hike this in 1992 but there was 4 feet of fresh show in mid August that stopped me.
wwells - Aug 6, 2008 5:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008
East RidgeTougher than I had anticipated, but that speaks more to my poor conditioning than the mountain itself. Lots and lots of hikers and great views from the summit.
sistinas - Aug 4, 2008 5:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008
East RidgeSecond 14er in two days (did Bierstadt the day before). The weather was awesome - there were none of the usual afternoon thunderstorms even though the clouds looked a little threatening on the descent. Summit was a little crowded for a weekday and we could've done without all the folks yapping on their cellphones.
brookeok - Aug 4, 2008 12:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2008
First 14er!This was my first 14er! I arrived at Colorado a few days earlier with a few friends to do some climbing. Our ulimate goal was to climb Mt. Elbert which we did. In order to prepare for Elbert we wanted to get acclimated to the altitude. To do this we stayed at high altitudes and visited Mt. Evans. We also did some small hikes at elevation. We decided to climb on Quandary Peak with the extent of the hike dependant on how we felt. We started early and maintained a good pace. We all felt good and decided to continue the climb. It was pretty strenuous but the views of the surrounding mountains and the wildlife were awesome. We trudged on and summited. Not a whole lot of people at the top but everyone we meet was very friendly. We stayed at the top a bit and headed back down. It was a wonderul day.
Brooke
cp0915 - Aug 3, 2008 6:45 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2008
up West Ridge, down Cristo CouloirThe west ridge approach was stunningly beautiful, and still frozen, while the upper ridge was surprisingly alpine and enjoyable. The cristo descent was short and fast.
Brandon Fuller - Aug 2, 2008 3:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
East RidgeNever seen such a busy 14er route!
mlbcard - Jul 22, 2008 12:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
East RidgeGreat day.