My First Colorado 14,000-Foot Peak in Winter(ish)!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video I climb my first Colorado 14er in full snow conditions!
DATE FILMED: Early April 2024
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** First campsite: 39.30075, -105.86552
** Winter trailhead: 39.382698, -106.062969
** Quandary Peak summit: 39.397232, -106.106535
** Second campsite: 38.19364, -105.98237
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Wow!!! The drone footage of Tristan on the peak was stunning. It certainly shows why the journey was worth it.
Absolutely a great video. Nice firm snow, no wind, no postholing, bright blue skies, what a day.
Couldn't have been much better!
Not much chance of getting hit by lightning. When you get to the elevation where you can see for miles and miles and you realize that it's just a small portion of one state you can extrapolate how big the world is.
Now, that's what drones are for. Spectacular drone video.
Tristan, your smile couldn't have been any bigger at the summit ! Awesome.
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I more commonly comment on your other channel, but I just had to offer a hearty thank you for this exceptional mountain adventure. As others have noted, both your drone use and the editing of that footage were brilliant - nothing short of a master class. Thank you!
Please put you snowshoes on! It's not just about the snow depth, it's also about keeping the trail in nice shape for everyone else. While you didn't posthole up to your knees, your steps sunk in enough to create a minefield as the snow melts and re-freezes. Remember, you're not the only person to do this; 18:18
Loved the enthusiasm when you reached the top ☺
Thanks, it felt great! 😄
What a beautiful climb. Your time and vision are obvious. I loved the video of the sun coming up, long shadows in front of you. Well done. What a blessing to enjoy your work. Your joy brings joy to our day.
Tristan that was AWESOME- thank you!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
congrats dude!! looks like a good hike!! my favorite part......your celebration at the top.
A little bit different with the snow, but a most enjoyable adventure to watch. Beautiful photography! This episode is one of my all-time favorites!
Thanks you another perfect climb for those of us that can not climb ! ❤😂❤
Absolutely breathtaking. The wind whipping the snow off the peaks was beautiful. Thank you.
I thought the music increasing intensity while the drone revealed you on the peak was very emotional.
The Colorado mountains are so awesome. Thanks for going there.
Spectacular views! Your skill is evident.
Glad you highlighted the gear you selected for this cold weather trek.
Tristan,
Wonderful drone footage! And thank you for all the work of setting up your tripod to get shots of you walking from a distance. Then having to trudge back to recover the equipment. But, it makes for a much better adventure for us more sedentary old folks! (78) stunning views!
No problem, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I think it was another great video. That sunrise near the peak was stunning. Thanks for sharing this climb. Take care!
Wow , what a great day. It pays to get up early and go for it.
Absolutely stunning views. Thank you for sharing.
That drone shot at the top was amazing! Took my breath away! Thanks for taking us along on this cool adventure!
Great summit! I’m sure glad you waited a day for better weather. Stunning views as always. Cheers!
WOW, Tristan. What a stunning trek to the summit! Really love the drone shots that show how large these mountains are in comparison to you climbing. And you climbed the 14,000 footer your favorite way ALONE. 😊GREAT JOB 🙋🏼♀️👍🏻⛰️
Thanks Sharon!
My Joy is watching you do all of your travels. They are all epic. Your wife and bowser are 😇 angels. Adventure Man you are.
Great video to watch this morning while having breakfast.
The early bird gets the summit to themselves (most of the time). Great video!! I have climbed several 14ers in CO, but not this one yet. It is now on my “climb it” list.
Great day you had. I envy how well you slept that nite.
Absolutely stunning landscape. Congratulations getting to the top. I am jealous I never tried hiking as a younger person! Thank you for sharing 😊
You're ability to predict the conditions are amazing. I've read many stories of people who haven't properly prepared for their hike and became a statistic. Thanks for sharing these beautiful views. It appears that you're in shape to do this hike.
Beautiful, just beautiful!
Hey Tristan, I ordered your book. I have a 2014 Subaru Forrester and plan on using it as a sort of RV as I am planning on hiking around eastern and foot hills of Colorado. I am a 67 year young female senior citizen. And I need to save money...lol. Great video.
Loved everything about it! Thanks!
Tristan- this is one of your very best productions! Your drone video as you approached the summit with the music was terrific 👍👏
It's special being "on top" of the world. Great video.
Congrats......stunning videography, thanks for sharing.
I love the view from the top where all you see are snow topped mountains. I've seen that type of view once from outside of Silverton, CO. This June I have tickets to drive to the top of Pikes Peak for my first 14'er. I really like the drone footage to show the comparison of you vs the top of the mountain, a great perspective. Thanks for a great video.
Impressive hike, such a beautiful site from the top! That was fun. Thanks for taking us along. Going early made all the difference.
Loved the drone shots at the summit. Great video.
Loved the hike; I couldn’t have made a quarter mile🤣
What fun. Recognized Quandary Peak right away, keeping another visit in mind. Snowshoes. 3 false summits.
Thanks for taking us along the hike. The aerial views were amazing, and you did a great job capturing them. Nice work!
Spectacular hike.
I learned pretty quick on a recent adventure to North Carolina that ice is a bigger concern on snow covered trails than the snow, especially on descents, but I didn't know there was such a thing as hiking crampons until after I started.
Wow!!. Congratulations on that epic summit, Tristan. That sunrise was beautiful. So happy i recently subscribed to your channel. Cant wait to see all your adventures this year. I also love doing sunrise hikes. I hike them often. I live near the Appalachain mountains.
If you ever travel to the south eastern United States, hit me up. I live in beautiful East Tennessee. Im not too far from the smokies. I could show you some great hikes within the Appalachain Mountains. I have lived here my whole life, and I know all the great gems and hidden gems that not even locals know about. Would love to meet up.
Great drone coverage, yea
Quandary looks like a lot of fun! I have done a solo winter climb of Longs Peak, that was a bitch, but wow amazing!!
I walked up Quandary a few years ago during the summer. It was crowded with people and also quite a few mountain goats.
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
I hear you. When summiting in the past thinking I was doing good, I would get passed by a younger hiker usually not dressed or equipped correctly. It’s a personal battle of the mind to keep pushing. Thanks for a great vid.
Thank you for the video
Don't want to mention this as an insult by any means but my son runs 14 teeners as a past time,he use to be on the USA Cross country team,he ran up Quandery peak in 56 minutes a couple years ago,,it's amazing the difference from hiking and running up these mountains!
Quandary was my first 14er and having just moved to breck from the lowlands of vegas, i wasn’t ready for it.
Awesome! I've hiked Quandary Peak in the winter as well, and skied down the "Warren Miller" route as well. Way to go'!
That was one of my favorite SUV Rving videos ever!
The 360 view with rising sun behind you was stunning!
Thanks!
Congratulations Tristen 🎊. That was awesome. So beautiful and all by yourself 👌. Thanks for taking us along 😊
I would say Quandary is one of the most climbed. Bierstadt or Grays is probably the most climbed as they are close to Denver and easier than Quandary. Bierstadt is only 2 hours to the summit in summer. When you had the drone moving backwards when you were on the summit the mountains you were looking at were the Gore Range. You have to go there. I suggest Peaks E, F, G, and H. It is a day trip as I have done it before. You will be amazed. Don’t forget the Grenadier Range. Arrow is a good one. Vestal and Jagged are low 5th but can be soloed. Grenadiers will have to be an overnighter. Trinity Traverse is a good one too. Stay with 13ers, much better and less crowded. For the Sangres do Milwaukee to Pico Asilado.
Hitting the peak as the sun comes up behind you… Epic! An awesome video that I was pleased to watch from in front of my fireplace this evening ✌️
hero!
Thanks for giving us a rundown of your gear.
Nice to see you earn your "Mountain climber" reputation in a while.
Great video. Thanks for sharing and taking us along and showing us the views
I enjoyed watching your hike to the top of that summit. You mentioned that you have hiked up to the top of Mount Shasta. I hiked up to the top of Mount Shasta from Bunny Flat in 1987. The view from the top was amazing!
Visited Colorado in early June and it was still winter then too 😬🥶. Snow in June was a first for me. Getting snowed in on the wrong side of a pass gave me a long detour. Estes Park was a tourist madhouse that I avoided 100% except to drive in and out.
I climbed quandary back in 2019... I think it was July. I remember sliding down the snowpack on the east side of the mountain on the way back down. To celebrate, doing my first 14er, I got my first tattoo (mountains) later that evening back in Breck.
Another terrific video.
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I agree that climbing the highest peak in each range is more interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Welcome to my neck of the woods !! Stay safe !!
Gave you a thumbs up for this!
Wonderful! Do Long's Peake this summer.
Mt Quandry, I knew it immediately. I used to live in Alama CO and make that drive ever day over Hoosier pass to Breck. There are 3 14ers between Alma and Breck. Beautiful ❤❤❤
Wow - you are hard core!! Not only for Quandary Peak in late winter, but also for the wide open place you tried to camp at the first night...during our wind season (know exactly where that was). You were so lucky to have a low wind morning on that peak - what a beautiful episode!
Truly stunning footage, Tristan. 🏔👍🏼 I lived in Vail, not far from Quandary, for many years, but never climbed it. I live in NW Washington now and it reminds me of Mt. Baker's straightforward ascent, but surrounded by so many other high elevation peaks! There's nothing like the heart of the Colorado Rockies. ❤ In addition to the excitement you shared at the summit, your "that was an awesome day" look back at the car was very inspiring, too. 😊 Thanks for taking us along. 🙏
I started watching it but I don’t have the stomach for it Tristan! Too cold and too high for this time of year although you have already done it when I watch it!❤️😀🇺🇸🚙🌏
Great background music Great dayclimb. Great video. That is all .. .
High altitude quality content, brother!
Great video! Drone footage of the ascent was cool. Putting this hike on my list!
Looks like awesome views from Quandary in the winter. There is a lot you can do from the Hoosier Pass area.
Exquisite scenery. I wish I had your energy and knees. Lol it seems like it would be tough to breathe when you’re up that high. Thank you for sharing as usual Tristan. ❤️
One of your more beautiful videos! Enjoyed it immensely! It goes without saying that most of your videos are enjoyable to watch. This one on the mountain was Eye Candy! Thanks for bringing us along on your journeys.
Great drone footage. Note to Tristan - at 25:00, the peak just to the left side of your head (your right) is Mt. Elbert, just to the right is Mt. Massive.
Thanks for bringing back the memories! When I lived in Breck we climbed it via the South chute in the Summer and, in the Winter, via your route followed by snowboarding off the North Chute down to the lake. It's a great mountain and I feel so lucky to have lived right there before it became so impacted with people.
Thanks for the video Tristan ! My favorite part was when you mentioned that you bought the pink gaiters in order to claim the $2 savings. I have done the same many times. I think that a wise person seldom chooses facade over utility and value. You are apparently secure enough not to be concerned about what anyone else may think. 👍 It looks like your decision to postpone your hike a day was a fortunate choice. You got to make the climb under optimum rather than miserable conditions.
Beautiful video Tristan. The drone shots of you nearing the summit showed you moving your legs very well and not slow at all so I reckon that even when you're not in great climbing shape you're still in great climbing shape compared to us mortals. Thanks for bringing us along.
I think you already know from the comments that this is a great video. You have moved from drone footage to cinematography! Thanks so much for this awesome work!
Altitude changes and thinner oxygen would gas me being a flatlander. Good climb, great vid!
I live only 45 min away from there. We go to that area alot & Quandary Peak is awesome, the views award winning! Great video😊
Rock on Tristan ! Way to make it look easy... glad you deferred to your better judgement & didn't attempt to scale the peak on the previous day. Live to Hike another day brother !
I am surprised you don't bring along hand warmers. That would be a must - bring for me up in canada. Great video. 😊
Absolutely beautiful landscape, Tristin. Thank You.
Sweet.😊
Amazing!!! Beautifully filmed! Thank you, Tristan.
So enjoyable to watch!! Stunning!! And, perfection to have it all to yourself!!! Pinnacle indeed!!
Hell of an adventure 🤘 thanks for sharing 😊
Congratulations on your winter fourteener. I also like to start early on big hikes in order to eliminate parking issues and to enjoy a less crowded experience. As you stated, it is very satisfying to stand on the summit of a mountain and know that the view that you see is one that you've earned through work and effort.
Nice view of it at the beginning. I did it in the spring too and postholed at the bottom until the incline starts.
Thanks for showing all the views. Awesome!
I really enjoy this winter scent you did.
Absolutely jaw-dropping epically beautiful! Wow! 🤩😍 Thanks so much for sharing, Tristan.
Awesome, fun peak to climb! Climbed the peak and skied the Cristo Couloir a few years ago. Pretty exciting and great views from the summit!
Good job! Still in shape!
What a great hike. Interesting that the software can hide the extension holding the camera but not its shadow.