Quandary Peak (CO)

Colorado, US

Distance

6.8 mi

Quandary Peak (14,265') is a very popular hike near Breckenridge, Colorado. The East Ridge route is described here: https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=quan1&peak=Quandary+Peak

Editor's Note: Many Colorado 14ers should not be considered “backcountry” where you can go anywhere you want; their popularity can create a plethora of braided social paths that lasts for decades in the fragile tundra. So if there is a trail, please stay on it. Hundreds of volunteers with the Fourteeners Initiative work really hard to protect our beloved mountain environment.

GPS Track

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FKTs

Up & Back

Male

Supported
Joseph Gray			1h 15m 56s	2019-08-28

Unsupported
Jeff Valliere			1h 39m 57s	2010-06-25
Grant Barnette			2h 8m 15s	2018-09-23

Female

Supported
Kelly Ahern			1h 37m 15s	2018-08-13

Unsupported
Jacqueline Mariash			2h 28m 25s	2020-06-25

Comments

14ers.com, which is linked to describe the route, also has user climb times. It looks as if the actual FKT is 1:30 by user eb_boco. https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/timesmain.php

Thanks for pointing this out. Actually, that person provides nonsensical times with the RT faster (1:30) than the ascent (2:00), and those times are obviously approximate. Plus, we will not attribute an FKT without an actual name. The FKT on 14ers.com appears to be Jeff Valliere's 1:39:57 RT from 2010. Checking with Jeff on that.

https://www.mapmyfitness.com/workout/5971867486

For some reason I can’t create a login on 14ers.com. I summited Quandary today, and while it doesn’t appear to be the fastest time, it was still pretty fun. The ascent from start to finish should be 2 h 7 m and the descent is the remainder of the total 3 h 28 min, or 1 h 21 min.

Route: Quandary Peak (CO)

FKTs

Comments