Trip
Scramble – Quandary Peak via West Ridge
This is a Technical Trip Leader in Training (TTLIT) for Bobby with Dimitri being the Mentor Trip Leader. We will plan to ascend Quandary Peak via the West Ridge, which involves class 3 scrambling. We will start from the Blue Lakes TH, ascend the West Ridge, and then descend the East Ridge to the standard Quandary TH.
Contacts
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
- Northern Colorado
- Scrambling
- Basic Alpine Climb
- Adults
- Challenging
- Mileage: 7.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,700 ft
- High Point Elevation: 14,272 ft
- Maximum Wind: 20 kts
- Pace: 2.0 mph for the approach; <= 1.0 mph along the ridge
- FULL (4 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
If I haven't hiked with you before, I will ask questions about your current fitness level and experience with class 3 scrambling. Priority will be given to students from the Northern Colorado Group's BMC.
A carpool option can be coordinated by participants coming from the Front Range area at the Wooly Mammoth Lot. The trip leader will likely camp in the Blue River area the night before.
We will plan to meet at the Blue Lakes TH at 5:45 am, ready to hike by 6 am. Participants can also plan to park at the standard trailhead location if they coordinate a carpool to start from the Blue Lakes TH. The website url provided below has information about Quandary TH parking reservations.
Required Equipment
10 Essentials
Micro-Spikes
Helmet
Climbing Gloves (optional)
*The leaders will not be carrying a rope, since the route doesn't offer solid points for establishing an anchor. This route is typically climbed without a rope.*