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| Tahawus | Mount Sneffels  Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2009 | |
| Climbed via the South Slopes from Yankee Boy Basin. A beautiful hike through the basin to Sneffels' talus-strewn slopes. Once at the col the climb became more difficult. In order to avoid the snow, we took the alternative cairned route to the summit. After hearing a clap of thunder in the distance during our short respite on the summt we quickly made our way back to the trailhead at the bottom of Yankee Boy Basin. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2009 5:17 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Very cool Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2009 | |
| Nice to do my first Colorado peak that is a bit challenging. Pictures and route map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/colorado_climbing/14ers/mount_sneffels_176.htm | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2009 3:05 am | ||
| captainbuuda | great fun Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2009 | |
| Amazing place. Surprised that no one else was on the south ridge route. Always great to be alone with God on top though. Great experience. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2009 2:26 pm | ||
| myrone | Via Yankee Boy Basin Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2009 | |
| Signed-in at 7:08AM where I met Ben & Ed we all climbed together and reached the summit at 8:58. Spectacular views all around and ideal weather. Stayed about 15 mins. then back to the registry at 11:00AM. My 1st summit of 2009 and 43rd 14'er........Sweet! | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2009 10:39 pm | ||
| Liba Kopeckova | Standard route via Yankee Boy Basin | |
| Climbed the day after running Imogene Pass run. A beautiful hike with my son and dog. About 12 summits so far up Sneffels, different routes, different times of the year. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2009 3:32 am | ||
| chicagotransplant | SW Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009 | |
| Climbed SW Ridge with Prakash after earlier climbing Gilpin. Second time up this peak. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2009 10:59 am | ||
| tioga | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2009 | |
| Started at the lower trailhead from the Yankee Boy Basin and ascended the 4WD trail to the upper trailhead. Then began on the Blue Lakes Trail. At the snow couloir, we had to take the route on the rocks, since the snow was too steep and slippery to climb. Summitted with my two brothers and a friend. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2009 8:17 am | ||
| cftbq | July snow climb Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2009 | |
| Climbed the standard SE couloir route with partner trishapajean. Started from the Governer Basin turn-off (10,770 ft.) at 5:15am and summitted just before 11 am. Upper couloir totally snow-covered. Clear and warm morning, cloudy and spitty afternoon. Exhilirating. 14er #43 for me, #41 for trishapajean. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2009 5:22 pm | ||
| heather14 | Persistence...or Stubborn Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009 | |
| A few of us climbed the Snake on 6/12. Made it all the way to the end of the snow and found the final rock section to the top snowy and icey and didn't have the gear to protect it, and the lower gully had a nice cornice at the top. I decided to drive around to the other side and do the Lav Col the next day. | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm | ||
| dakotaconcrete | East approach via Blaine Basin Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2009 | |
| Backpacked to Blaine Basin in a steady rain..not so cool. Started early for the summit via the eastern trough which links to the standard route's lavender col. Good snow conditions the entire way. Very nice route, loved the view of sneffel's north face! Not sure how long the lavender col is but I turned around nearly 3/4 of the way into it...snow conditions were quite hard and posed dangers I wasn't keen on accepting. Defeated but content, I glissaded close to the entire way back to my camp. The 3 and half miles back to my car at the trailhead went fast after an encounter I had with a black bear on the trail! This approach is awesome with the right conditions, the snow made for a great day! | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2009 9:26 pm | ||
| lloyd | South Ridge | |
| I remember this as one of my favorite days in the mountains. | |
| Posted May 13, 2009 11:48 pm | ||
| colinpence | south ridge of Sneffels rules! Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2006 | |
| I climbed this with the fabulous guidance of Aaron Johnson during the summer of '06. This is my favorite Colorado 14er climb for sure! | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2009 12:52 am | ||
| tobe945 | sucess on the snake Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2009 | |
| Summitted Sneffels via the Snake Coulior on March 22 and were able to drive within 2 miles of the trailhead...without 4 wheel drive. However past this the snow started and was soft. Avalanche danger was minimal on the route and on the easier descent of the lavander col. Snowshoes absolutely necessary on the approach. The final summit block would only yield to lower 5th class climbing for 75 ft or so on seriously exposed terrain. We soloed this because the 3rd class way up was blocked by a cornice. Might be good to bring a short rope and protect this section as it is covered in ice and loose powder snow. Super fun and long 16 hour day. | |
| Posted Mar 26, 2009 10:44 pm | ||
| Kadee | Lavender Col Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007 | |
| This was my first experience of the Colorado 14er's. A lot of people on the trail, but a fun peak. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2008 8:58 pm | ||
| Athos791 | 2nd 14er Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2008 | |
| After doing Handies a few days prior, we headed up to Yankee Boy Basin for some fun scree slogging on Mount Sneffels. The main gulley was kind of a pain in the butt, and I chose to hop over the talus on the left side rather than the scree to the right. There was still lots of snow in the upper gulley, so we skirted around the snow on the rock rib. | |
| Posted Nov 9, 2008 10:35 am | ||
| patascent | 1st Colorado 14'er Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2008 | |
| Beautiful climb. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2008 5:40 pm | ||
| seano | Lavendar Col Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2006 | |
| Still snow in the couloir, but someone had kicked steps. Great view of the lakes to the West. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2008 2:43 pm | ||
| ColoradoScott | Sneffels Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2008 | |
| Climbed the Lavender Col route from Yankee Boy Basin. About half the other climbers on top had summitted from the SW ridge. Given the hard packed dirt in reaching the col, I understood why; it's a steep pull, and there was no sign of a constructed "trail" after the first two hundred feet. What a beatiful summit pitch though, which reminded me of Crestone Peak. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2008 6:47 pm | ||
| Panthera uncia | Tons of snow! Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2008 | |
| Climbed up the Snake Coulior from Blaine Basin solo. Perfect weather and beautiful view from summit! One of my favorites! | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2008 2:25 pm | ||
| eferesen | Lavender Coulior Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008 | |
| Fun trip. Little bit of snow on way up the notch. Loved the mountain. The smallest summit I have ever been on. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2008 11:06 pm | ||
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