Quandary Peak 14,265' 13th highest of Colorado's 53 14ers
I Started this easy route at 2 am and was back at my truck at 8 am. Really nice route with crowds to match.
I tried counting the hikers coming up the trail as I was coming down and lost count around 180 or so.
I don't understand hikers starting any 14er from the trailhead after 8 am, but hey that's just me
Quandary from HWY 9, just south of Breckenridge
Listen up!
Here we go Quandary peak, on the trail at 2am.
12,500
Summit just above me. Up, over and to the left of the snow field is the true summit. MJM at about 13,500, 4:30 am.
Looking south
Sunrise from about 13,800
Summit shot @ 5:40am, first one to the top.
Various pics from around the summit:
Looking southwest
Mt Lincoln (above the g) and Mt Bross in the background
Weather to the northwest
The snow field east of the summit
Looking southeast down the east ridge
Heading back down 6:00 am
Looking up towards the summit
Looking down the southeast ridge
Upper Blue Dam
Blue Lakes
That's a wrap
Back at the trailhead
With well over 200 hikers (I left at 8:30am) there were many, many cars lined along CR 851. Looking south on CR 851.
Looking north on CR 851
Back at Hwy 9 with my latest partner up and behind me