Thank you for your inputJim Davies wrote:Quandary has year-round trailhead access.
First Trip to Colorado
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FrankHikes
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Re: First Trip to Colorado
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FrankHikes
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Re: First Trip to Colorado
I should probably pick up snow shoessarahhaubert wrote:Elbert was icy up high on Monday, as of today it is fully covered in snow but...that might melt off if this crazy weather continues, or it might get 4ft up there in the next week (which would be normal this time of year). Normally this time of year you'd need flotation below treeline and microspikes above.
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FrankHikes
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Re: First Trip to Colorado
Doesn't sound like a bad ideasigepnader wrote:I second the person who mentioned Loveland Pass. Grab Sniktau, the two UN peaks, and Cupid. Maybe Quandary if you want a 14er that bad. I would almost recommend Twinning over by Independence Pass as well.
What is your skill level?
I'm been working on the California 14ers all summer and fall
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spiderman
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Re: First Trip to Colorado
If you have been working on the California 14ers this summer and fall, then the Colorado ones will be generally a cakewalk. Our rating system is about one level higher than California's (our Class 4 peaks are often similar to California Class 3). Our trailheads tend to be at 10,000' elevation, as opposed to the 6-8,000' of California THs.
Check back in the middle of next week for a more up-to-date snow report since mountains like Elbert could be either really fun or extremely challenging. I am sure that you can find plenty of other people going up 14ers during those dates if the weather is nice.
Check back in the middle of next week for a more up-to-date snow report since mountains like Elbert could be either really fun or extremely challenging. I am sure that you can find plenty of other people going up 14ers during those dates if the weather is nice.
