Firstly the guanella pass is closed 1.7 miles from trailhead (3.4 miles added to total route). But anyways we started at 7 a.m. and didn't finish for 11 hours! We stopped and relaxed a lot but if you are doing this in the winter, give yourself time!!
Snow shoes in the meadows would have been extremely helpful but not necessity and boot spikes were a plus. I personally didn't wear mine and I did just fine. The snow adds one hell of an extra element but all in all if you are looking for a challenging but safe winter 14er, this is it!
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