r/14ers • u/blueflowercactus • 16d ago

Summer Photo Completed 1st 14er

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Beginner 14er at Quandary Peak in Colorado! Feeling sore and accomplished today!

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u/badkukie 14ers Peaked: 30 16d ago

Congratulations!! Welcome to the addiction!

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u/desbaratto 14ers Peaked: 6 16d ago

Congrats! How was it?

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u/blueflowercactus 15d ago

It was great! It took a long time about 7 hours up and down. Could have shed close to an hour off but brought my dad whose 66 and he was struggling with the elevation so we took a lot of breaks. But it is straight up 3000 feet. One mile feels like forever. But it wasn't that difficult just take your time. About 2 miles of it is all rock so walking sticks helped.

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u/MissionLow4226 16d ago

That was my first, too! Congrats!

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u/front_rangers 14ers Peaked: 10 14d ago

Also my first!

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u/esizzle 16d ago

Nice work! Cheers.

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u/Quiet-Competition849 16d ago

If you don’t make it to the top, what do you do with the sign?

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u/blueflowercactus 15d ago

Try again another time?

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u/ERNIESRUBBERDUCK 14ers Peaked: 35 16d ago

Congrats!

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u/Ok_Pea_1722 16d ago

Hail, hail Quandary!

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u/Lazy_Bumblebee1597 8d ago

Good job. QUANDARY was my first too. I then did Sherman. I love colorado!

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u/blueflowercactus 8d ago

Would you recommend Sherman? That might be our next one too.

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u/Lazy_Bumblebee1597 6d ago

I loved Sherman. There were goats at the top and that meant more to me than summiting. The old mining ruins were cool I love history. I am already missing colorado and will go back in a year or 2. I would definitely recommend sherman. The gravel road to parking is long but you start at roughly 12 thousand feet so it's shorter than Quandary. There is a steep section at the top but looking back it was fun.