Trip
Hiking – Quandary Peak
This is the 14ers.com Winter Welcomer where we climb Quandary Peak-14,272'. We will climb the Standard East Ridge Route. After the climb we usually have a little tailgate party at the TH with food and drink. Please bring something to contribute.
Contacts
- Sat, Oct 31, 2026
- Pikes Peak
- Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 7.75 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,450 ft
- High Point Elevation: 14,272 ft
- Maximum Wind: 25 kts
- Pace: 1.5
- 1 (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
- Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Here is the peak on 14ers.com: https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=quan1
Plan for the entire hike to be below freezing. That means bringing layers for windy and cold conditions. No water bladders, ie: "Camelbacks" where the tube will freeze.
You should have mittens in your pack as well as microspikes for snow.
Please ask questions if you are new to winter mountaineering, as this is the reason for this climb....to help people learn new skills to be safe in the backcountry in winter. There are NO dumb questions!
Meet at the Quandary Peak TH parking lot no later than 7:15am. We plan to be hiking by 7:30am. Directions:
Required Equipment
The 10 Essentials:
Base layer, Mid layer like a fleece, Insulation layer like a down puffy jacket, Wind layer like a water proof wind breaker or hard shell
This is for BOTH top (torso) and bottom (legs)
Gloves AND mittens (and a thin liner glove recommended)
Winter cap, neck gaiter or buff, & sunglasses to prevent snow blindness
Mountaineering boots with thinsulate insulation, NO trailrunners
Microspikes for feet (traction)
Trekking poles are recommended especially, if it's windy
Helmets are always a good idea
This is on Halloween so dress the part! :-)