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Mountaineering – Quandary Peak (14,265 ft) via Cristo Couloir

Saturday, April 26th, 2014

Quandary Peak Summit Shot
Group Shot on the Summit of Quandary Peak.

Fred on top of Quandary Peak
Fred approaching the summit of Quandary.

Leader Doug
Doug leading the way up Cristo Couloir. Here we are almost at the top.

Bill and Fred Climbing Cristo Couloir
Bill and Fred topping out on the Cristo Couloir. North Star ridge is behind them.

Left Winter Trailhead: 6:30am
End of Road, base of Couloir: 7:45am
Begin Climbing Couloir: 8:00am
Summit of Quandary: 10:50am
Begin Descent: 11:15am
Back to Road, base of Couloir: 12:30pm
Back to Trail Head: 1:30pm

We ascended and descended via the Cristo Couloir. The guys skied down while I glissaded. What a great day!

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