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Mount Sneffels Climber's Log

MMclimbhigh - Aug 9, 2015 10:24 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2015

SW Ridge

Stellar route!

MissH - Aug 3, 2015 11:26 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2015

SW Ridge is THE way to go!

Up Class 3 SW Ridge - so much fun. Descended the standard scree and saw the frustration on ascenders' faces. Would repeat this 14er anytime (that ridge was a blast!!) I'm in the Ouray area. Climbed with MoapaPk (Harlan).

PilotTylerRay - Apr 4, 2015 4:01 am Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2013

21st Birthday Climb

Summited on the 31st of July in 2013. This was as great climb. I loved it. Many people were climbing that day, but very few of them summited. Most people quit at the saddleback below the last couloir.

flyingfish - Mar 22, 2015 4:24 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2012

flyingfish and levar kai

What a great 17th birthday present for my son: a successful climb up Mt. Sneffels!!! This was his first 14'er.

rockrat2 - Sep 22, 2014 6:24 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2014

fun day

Great day up, meant to climb the SW ridge, took wrong trail and ended up doing normal route but added a little spice to it by gong up a different chute to access some class IV and easy 5th class sections. Completed with two buddies, this was ones first summit on a 14ner

Steve Larson - Aug 23, 2014 6:15 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2014

Lavender Col

On a rainy day I decided to drive up into Yankee Boy Basin just to have a look. I come to the end of the road way above tree line only to discover that it's only a mile's walk to the summit. The weather is still questionable, but how could I not try? This was the quickest CO 14er so far. Nice summit.

voxnihili - Aug 16, 2014 9:57 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2014

Sneffels

Up the SW ridge from Yankee Boy Basin. Visibility was non-existent when I reached the summit. Still a fun hike, though.

iceaxe5 - Jun 23, 2014 11:29 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2014

summated many times

Done the SW route, Lavender Col both many times. Fantastic mountain.

vsand55 - Apr 16, 2014 10:01 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2013

Sneffels SW Ridge

Climbed with my soon to be wife. Climbed the SW ridge and descended via lavender col. Two weeks before my wedding . Thought she was going to kill me.

richnyc - Jan 25, 2014 11:42 pm Date Climbed: Jan 25, 2014

Winter climb: Yankee Boy Basin - Lavender Col route

Nothing beats climbing Colorado's 14ers in Winter. Had a long day due to the winter road closure, so I had to start 4.5 miles lower than the usual summer starting spot at the the "Lower TH". Conditions were ideal, clear skies and windless. Only saw another young couple trying the climb. I did it solo: 15 miles in total, 5250 feet elevation gain, 9 hours roundtrip (5:30hrs to the summit). I started late, at 8:45am, summited at around 2:15pm, left the summit at 2:45pm, back in my car by 5:45pm, 20 mins after sunset. For the most part, the trail was hard packed. It didn't snow here for two weeks;) Only used snowshoes for about an hour. Crampons and ice axe were useful, esp. above Lavender Col. Otherwise, below the Upper TH, I switched to microspikes (lighter than crampons) for faster and safer walking on iced up trail or on the road. Great day!!!

Kevintheclimber - Dec 31, 2013 5:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2012

Early summer climb

My first 14er. Fun scrambling, especially near the top (there was a crux)

Wouldnt mind doing it again earlier in the year as a snow climb.

alpineair - Nov 23, 2013 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2012

Lavender Col

Want to come back for more snow climbing!

MadGrad96 - Nov 1, 2013 7:44 am

Tour de Sneffels

Climbed multiple times. Loved the Tour de Sneffels route.

DanielL - Oct 9, 2013 1:03 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2013

Foggy Southwest Ridge climb

Climbed the Southwest Ridge route through awesome low-hanging clouds!

Sarah Simon - Sep 1, 2013 9:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2013

Southwest Ridge from Yankee Boy Basin

Thanks to the Rubicon this was a short approach to a nice, sustained scramble. A lot of folks not wearing helmets on this route, pretty crazy considering all the loose rock. Great rest day sandwiched in between more demanding objectives! Cooperative weather, too. Beer and burgers at Outay Brewery followed by Wiesbaden hot springs and vapor caves. Total bliss, life is good!

birdhead - Aug 2, 2013 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2013

Standard Route

Yankee Boy Basin was cool and the drive was interesting. Can't say much about the view from the summit because we were completely socked in with clouds!