http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html EJ and I had originally planned on climbing Dead Dog on Torrey’s Peak but after taking a look at a questionable wether report we elected to go with a shorter alternative, the Cristo Couloir on Quandary Peak. We started at the old Monte Cristo trailhead and made our way up to the Blue Lakes Dam. From there we climbed the couloir for 2,000 sustained feet at a maximum angle of 35 degrees. The weather was a bit spotty the entire day with periods of blue skies and occasional snow flurries. For the descent we headed down the East Ridge and met up with a climbers trail that lead to the Monte Cristo trailhead. Round trip it took us 5:56 to climb 5.6 miles and 2,300’ vertical. http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#0 1df0e3a9-e257-47fd-83f5-4d8be3211bb6 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0008.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0008.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Our Route Seen From Blue Lakes</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#1 5aa753f1-bff8-4c67-8408-4e5274c2e817 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0012.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0012.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Another Shot of Our Route</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#2 bfba8bda-2490-4560-8165-a9d8e5b5a976 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN1774.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN1774.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Wes Starts Up the Couloir</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#3 a9ee945b-510c-49b7-8f92-5a4e1296ad94 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0013.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0013.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">EJ in the Couloir</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#4 cd5e2b15-a8da-4e33-8ae4-6f333a4c89c3 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN1779.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN1779.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Wes with Blue Lakes Below </p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#5 4bd88479-fe09-4510-82ec-b1e26557480a http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0016.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0016.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">EJ Half Way to the Summit</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#6 b3a46c95-ab68-45a4-8e15-27df5f370d8f http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0026.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0026.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Wes</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#7 28971546-6773-41eb-bcf3-356fc73a7dc0 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0032.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0032.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Quandary Peak, 14, 265’</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak.html#8 1748daa7-cf0b-4d1f-935a-bf142a47c84e http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0031.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Quandary_Peak_files/Media/DSCN0031.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">Ski Mountaineering Class </p></div></div>