Quandary Peak

Above Breckenridge, at the base of Quandary Peak, 14,000-foot summit fever once again led to overflow on the adjacent highway, the lines of cars on either side of the road and jammed parking lot causing hazards for emergency vehicles.

And for the first time, Quandary Peak was the busiest fourteener.

He said he would drive but she said she would feel more comfortable on the two-hour drive to the hike in her own car — considering that the two hadn’t even met at that point — and so they met up at 6 a.m. and headed for Quandary Peak.

It is the second death on Quandary Peak in the last six months.

A 67-year-old man died after he suffered a heart attack on the Quandary Peak Trail while hiking in late July.