Quandary Peak

November 5th, 2016
Quandary Peak, West Ridge


Ike invited us to head up Quandary with him and Mike for the 14ers Winter Welcomer so Laura and I headed to the cabin Friday night after work. Waking up early, we hit the trailhead in the dark met up with the guys.  Off we went into the darkness, easily navigating the road and path to the west ridge since we had been there several times before. We decided to head up Fletcher as an add on and then on over to Quandary itself.  The conditions were good, with some snow and light wind.  We made good time and reached the summit around 11am. We all shared a warm rum tea I had made the night before and shared a few laughs at the summit before heading down the standard route. At the bottom, Laura suckered a couple in a prius into taking us up the road to the upper trailhead.  They were out of towners and wanted to know all about our hiking adventures. We headed back to the cabin for dinner and a few beers and relaxed and BS’d into the night.  Great way to spend the weekend with great friends and a beautiful winter summit.



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