Fletcher Mountain and Quandary Peak West Ridge, Tenmile Range, Colorado

[@markjeffries5966]

Wow; quite an adventure! I thought of the old sayings "We're almost there," "It's just ahead," and "I think that's the summit."

[@ruggedland]

Thanks Mark. This may be my last outing above 13K’ till next Spring as winter has settled in finally in the high country

[@TrekkingTheRockies]

This was quite the climb, full of extremely steep rocky exposure with snow and ice to spice it up.. I don't know how you got across that one portion? I kept thinking, I hope you don't have to return the same route. I'm glad you had an easier descent. Beautiful views of the peaks and lakes below.

[@ruggedland]

Thanks very much Vickie. I took a direct line from the summit down to the lake that drops nearly 2500ft in less than a mile. It was loose talus slope and took me well over 1hr, but still probably faster than taking the standard east ridge down and 2 miles of road walking back to car

[@pw2883]

It speaks highly of you that you take the difficult route instead of the easy route. But I suspect when you are my age you will be taking the easiest routes.

[@ruggedland]

Thanks. As an empty-nester for a number of years now, I’m not young anymore. Thankful I can still do the harder stuff today and will try to enjoy it till I can no longer do it safely