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Push to the Summit by BobP Summary: Quandary Peak will always be a hike remembered for a few reasons. First off it was my first 14er. Secondly, the people on the trail were great. Another reason was the rescue that happened the day before, and lastly meeting Horton the "Quandary Dog". Quandary is considered an "easy 14er", but descend down the wrong route and your easy hike can turn into a nightmare as it did for 3 people the day before I hiked this. I hit the trail at about 6:30, and caught up with Travis and Chris who left the TH a little before me. Horton had chosen to hike with them. Horton lives nearby, and Summits Quandary often. He is an awesome well behaved, and "famous" dog. I hiked with them for quite a while and then continued my solo ascend. About 100 yards from the summit, the wind was really blowing and I stopped for a short time. I continued to the summit and stayed in a wind shelter for a while before heading down. Many people were ascending now as I was descending. Two people summited before me, and both of them ran the trail. One was a women who said "I wanted to get in a 14er before work". She was awesome!!! I summited in about 2 hours and 15 minutes. My descend took about 2 hours. Check out the Official Route and Triplogs. Leave No Trace and +Add a Triplog after your hike to support this local community. |