1 is a view of this route from the southeast. From the parking area, walk up the McCullough Gulch 851 road a short distance and turn left onto the marked trail -
2. Ascend into the forest, pass a large boulder (
3), turn right and follow the great trail through the forest -
4. Above 11,300', pass through clearings (
5) and climb a hill where the trees begin to thin out. Continue to the crest of the east ridge, near 11,600' -
6. Walk another 0.2 miles to the base of a slope
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Follow the trail toward the left (south) side of the ridge and gradually ascend back toward the ridge crest -
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9. Near 12,800', re-gain the ridge (
10) and continue west to a 13,150-foot point
on the ridge -
11.
Staying on the ridge, walk along a flat section and begin your ascent of the final 1,000 feet -
12. The route is obvious - stay on the ridge where you can see across Quandary's upper east slope to your right -
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13,
14 and
15. Gain the summit ridge and walk over to the top
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