Apparently a guy died on the mountain T & I climbed a year ago. I think he was doing a tougher route, but it’s still a reminder that, as my Dad stressed, those mountains will kill you if you don’t respect them. (By which I’m not implying that the hiker who died didn’t take the mountain seriously — I have no idea about the details.)
A Missouri man whose body was found Thursday on Quandary Peak was an acclaimed master chef visiting Breckenridge for his sister’s wedding.
Ryan Torpey, 31, had embarked on a short day hike from the Blue Lakes trailhead Wednesday morning but had not returned by 5:30 p.m., prompting his family to contact authorities.
“According to his family, this guy was an experienced hiker, and he had summited Quandary before,†said Summit County Search and Rescue spokeswoman Anna DeBatiste.
T & I on Quandary Peak last year:
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