My wife, Brenda, and I climbed Quandary Peak last Sunday. I told her that there were a few spots that required light climbing and not looking down. 
The Saturday night before hand we drove a few miles past the trail head turn off to the top of Hosier pass. There is a dirt road at the top that goes by several very nice camp sites, continue up the road to tree line where there is a semi hidden camp site right off the road.
We made dinner and prepared our breakfast for the next day. At about 9pm we crawled into the tent and it began to rain heavy. Sometime around midnight we both woke up to mad thunder and lightning. This continued for a few hours. The next morning everything was wet and we were surrounded by clouds.
It seemed a stretch that we would be able to take the West ridge to summit Quandary in this weather. Regardless, we started hiking along the basin, working our way to the saddle.. the beginning of the West ridge. We could see climbers waiting on the saddle as clouds constantly rolled around them. By the time we reached them they started hiking away from the West ridge towards a 13er.
The weather had settled, it was 11am and we decided that the rocks were dry enough that we could make it to the summit by noon. There are 3 major obstacles along this route complicate the final mile to the summit. Navigation and line choice is crucial. Bring along a route description with pictures that show the right direction to go. This hour long mile could easily turn into 2 or more hours if you don’t pick the right route the first time.
We hit the summit at 11:55am where we were greeted by folks who took the East ridge. Definitely a more satisfy summit when approaching from the west.
