Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
NoCo ASC - Optional Scrambling Trip – Quandary Peak via West Ridge
Optional scrambling trip for the Northern Colorado Alpine Scrambling Course. NoCo ASC students will have priority. Anyone interested should request leader's permission to join the waitlist and subsequently be added to the roster.
Contacts
- Sat, Aug 23, 2025
- Northern Colorado
- Scrambling
- Intermediate Alpine Climb
- Adults
- Challenging
- Mileage: 11.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,200 ft
- High Point Elevation: 14,272 ft
- Maximum Wind: 20.0 kts
- Pace: 2.0 mph on trail; 1.0 mph on the ridge
- FULL (0 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This is an elective scrambling trip for the NoCo Alpine Scrambling Course. Students must complete three elective scrambling trips in order to graduate and earn the appropriate Badge.
Non-students can also request leader's permission to be added to the waitlist and roster.
We'll plan to meet/carpool to the Blue Lakes TH. An email will be sent to all trip participants with additional information.
Badges
instructors will earn:
Rock Scrambling Course
Required Equipment
10 Essentials
Helmet
Approach Shoes or Trail Runners with Grippy Soles
Micro-spikes (just in case they're needed)
Trekking poles (if you use them; primarily for the descent along the East Slopes)