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| apachedino | Tour de Sneffels  Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2011 | |
| Started @ Dallas Creek, up Blue lakes and South Ridge, down standard route to saddle and then down the gorgious Blaine Basin. Very good route for this excellent peak. Don't be a wuss and drive up, you take away from the experience. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2011 12:21 am | ||
| Woodie Hopper | Lavender Col Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2011 | |
| Bluebird day, no one else around. Just a little snow- not enough to warrant crampons. My axe came in handy for snow in the V notch, though. This was a quick climb. I wish the San Juan range was a lot closer to home. | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2011 10:13 pm | ||
| MarkDidier | Southwest Ridge from Blue Lakes Basin Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2011 | |
| Climbed as part of a 2 night backpack into Blue Lakes Basin. Ascended SW ridge, descended Lavender Col. Southwest ridge route was fun. Route finding in the pinnacles and gullies was challenging but we found our way relatively easy. The route is fairly well cairned but I wouldn't go in relying on them! Climbed on a Thursday and didn't see anyone until we were ready to start the descent of Lavender Col. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2011 11:49 am | ||
| pavellush | Mt Sneffels from Yankee boy basin access Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2011 | |
| Mt Sneffels from Yankee boy basin access | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2011 4:30 am | ||
| Ted Eliason | Missing Lawn Chairs, Beer and a Book Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2008 | |
| Among the more accessible 14ers. 4hrs round trip via Lavendar even after finishing the Wilson group 2 days before. Steep. Flies on top. But a lawn chair and book is dooable. The summit is perched high above the rest of the range. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2011 4:27 pm | ||
| haytraci | Amazing Views Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2011 | |
| Great day out in an amazingly beautiful area! I was surprised by how easy and straightforward the standard route was and would love to go back to explore it's many other routes. | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2011 2:42 am | ||
| Alex Wood | 21st 14er Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2011 | |
| Finally got my 21st 14er! Cool summit, but it was wayy crowded. Also, the talus and scree is annoying. The views along the route and at the top are some of the best views from any 14er! We flew a kite from the saddle around 13800ft. Great day with great weather! | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2011 2:51 am | ||
| Rockclimber77 | many routes | |
| there are many ways to summit this mountain, the best for me so far is southwest ridge. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2011 4:49 pm | ||
| Brian C | SW Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2011 | |
| Fun little ridge scramble. Much more appealing than the standard gully with much better views. Great day with my wife! | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2011 10:56 pm | ||
| zoomloco | beauty! | |
| imo the most beautiful CO 14er in colorado's most beautiful range | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2011 5:03 pm | ||
| Hyadventure | Nice Snow Climb Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2011 | |
| It was a nice easy snow climb. My only chance to use my crampons on my June 2011 trip to Colorado. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2011 7:42 pm | ||
| belexes | Yankee Boy Basin/Lavender Col Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2011 | |
| I climbed Sneffels with my CMC BMS instructor, Robert, and his partner, Patrick. Robert and I had summited the Wetterhorn the day before. We parked at the lower trailhead (with the outhouse). There was still a fair amount of snow higher up: Ice axe and crampons were necessary. We reached the top just before 10AM. There was almost no wind at the summit, but the clouds were building swiftly. There was a guy in jeans and a button up shirt at the V slot when we were coming down. I was able to do a few glissades on the descent. It hailed and rained on us a few times when we got back down into the basin. There we a lot of ATVs on the road this day. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2011 1:39 pm | ||
| gregoryhuey | Dogleg Date Climbed: May 29, 2011 | |
| Ajpproached Yankee Boy, summitted & "skied" the Dogleg. Mostly shuffled through the choke, but what the hey! Fantastic snow. Take 60M of rope with you. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2011 6:28 pm | ||
| Matt Lemke | Great snow climb Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2011 | |
| From 11,400 in Yankee Boy Basin I climbed on continuous consolidated snow and in only 2 hours. Crampons very helpful. Beautiful sunrise in the basin. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2011 3:22 pm | ||
| rockymountaindiva | Snow climb without crampons Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2011 | |
| From 11,350' trailhead in Yankee Boy Basin, started at 6 am and was first to summit! Lots of snow but my MSR Lightning Ascents made it work in view of the fact that I was the only person up there without crampons that day. | |
| Posted Jun 19, 2011 11:57 am | ||
| LadyWawa | Great attempt! Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2011 | |
| Came up from Blaine Basin went down via Blue Lakes. The notch was way too sketchy for me with the cornices and snow but I enjoyed my time atop the couloir. :) I wanted a snow climb and I certainly got one!! | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2011 11:38 pm | ||
| REM | From Yankee Boy Basin Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1981 | |
| Climbed with my Father. I can only "imagine" the view as we were lucky to see our feet in the fog/cloud? This one bears repeating! | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2011 10:48 pm | ||
| habaceeba | South Ridge from Blue Lakes Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2010 | |
| Packed and camped at lowest Blue Lake. An excellent day gave way to a bit of snow while I was on the ridge which made going a little slick. Sneffels has an incredibly rewarding summit. Trip Report Here | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2011 2:48 pm | ||
| SarahThompson | 4x including a winter ascent Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2004 | |
| 7/15/04 - Standard route with my little brother who was visiting from sea level. He felt very sick partyway up to Lavender Col so I finished it off solo. 5/27/07 - Awesome ascent of the Snake Couloir. Descended back into Blaine Basin from Lavendar Col via a great glissade. 7/13/09 - Standard route with my husband, father, brother and father-in-law 2 days after my wedding in Yankee Boy Basin. Special climb. 3/14/11 - Just can't get enough of this mountain. Did a winter ascent of the standard route in near perfect snow conditions. Incredible day, a gift from the mountain gods. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2011 2:29 pm | ||
| JohnnyCO | South Ridge | |
| Fun ridge, interesting exposure. Earn the summit! | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2011 11:49 am | ||
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