Quandary Peak, Colorado

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My first attempt to summit Quandary Peak (14,265 ft) was during the winter in January '08 when I was visiting Vail, Colorado with Judge, Patrick and Don. I invited Jodi, a friend back in Kentucky to join with Judge and myself in Breckenridge to attempt to summit Quandary Peak in winter conditions. We found ourselves in difficult winter conditions with very little visibility due to snow falling during most of our climb. I decided to turn around at 13,000 ft, however, Judge and Jodi continued to the summit, returning to the parking lot late in the afternoon. I returned to Breckenridge during August '08 and made the summit along with Mike, a close friend from when I lived in California, and his family dog "Henry". It was a perfect day, allowing us to make the summit in about 3 hours. Kathy and I enjoyed visiting with Mike, Sue, their son, Jake, and of course....Henry.

A Couple of Mountain Goats near the Summit_jpg.jpg	Benchmark at top of Quandary Peak_jpg.jpg	Dinner in Vail_jpg.jpg	Don, Patrick & Judge at Vail_jpg.jpg	Henry the Dog_jpg.jpg
Judge, Jodi & Noel at Breckenridge, CO_jpg.jpg	Kathy, Noel, Sue, Mike & Jake_jpg.jpg	Mike, Henry & Noel_jpg.jpg	Noel & Jodi at 13,000 ft_jpg.jpg	Noel on the trail_jpg.jpg
Noel with Jodi & Judge on Quandry Peak_jpg.jpg	Noel, Judge, Scott & Jake_jpg.jpg	Quandry Peak_jpg.jpg	Summit Register at top of Quandary Peak_jpg.jpg