Horton the Quandary Dog Dies After a Full Climbing Life
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Re: Horton the Quandary Dog Dies After a Full Climbing Life
such a sad loss. He was an awesome dog!
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Met Horton a few times. A true Colorado Legend. Maybe name a beer after him a Breck Brewery?
Codolences to his family.
Codolences to his family.
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After reading about him for years, I feel very lucky to have met Horton part way up the mountain on 4/1/2011. He said hello to everyone in our group. Condolences to his family.
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Re: Horton the Quandary Dog Dies After a Full Climbing Life
What a great story. He joined my group for my first 14er ski descent top-to-bottom in Feb 2005. I remember him biting my skis off the top. RIP Horton. +1 for the plaque
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That breaks my heart to read this! I also feel lucky to have met him on a Quandary climb, and it makes me happy to know he squeezed in one more hike before he passed on.
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+1LIV wrote:I'm all for donating for a huge plaque for Horton!!
Ah, so sad to hear this. I had the privelege of meeting horton last July on a hile up quandary. RIP and condolences to family and friends.
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I climbed Quandary many times with Horton. What a good buddy...
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Sad news. I climbed Quandary with him back in the early days. His owners even left a note on my truck to let me know that Horton wasn't lost but was instead just joining his hiker friends for a quick trip.
He'll be missed for sure...
He'll be missed for sure...

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Re: Horton the Quandary Dog Dies After a Full Climbing Life
I would consider breaking sobriety if they did! We'll miss ya Horton.colorado yooper wrote:Maybe name a beer after him a Breck Brewery?
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Re: Horton the Quandary Dog Dies After a Full Climbing Life
Was hoping to meet him last March, but didn't get the chance. RIP, Horton - always enjoyed hearing tales of your adventures.
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Anyone have connections to the brewery? Maybe a Horton's English (Labrador) Porter to mimic Avery Ellie's Brown. Also, any clue if he passed along his climbing bloodline? Maybe there'll be a Horton Jr. on the trail one of these days.slopestyle wrote:I would consider breaking sobriety if they did! We'll miss ya Horton.colorado yooper wrote:Maybe name a beer after him a Breck Brewery?
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Re: Horton the Quandary Dog Dies After a Full Climbing Life
We met him years ago, on Quandary...super strong pupster. All dogs go to heaven. RIP Horton