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| bryangast | Snow!  Date Climbed: Oct 8, 1994 | |
| Encountered enough snow to want an axe, didn't have one though. | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2010 8:36 pm | ||
| Drewsmith | AWESOME!!!!!!!! Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008 | |
| Ascent by Snake Couloir. Lots of snow. with Andrew. | ||
| Posted Dec 11, 2009 10:47 pm | ||
| JB99 | Beautiful | |
| One of the prettiest areas I've been to in Colorado. The 12 & 13ers surrounding you are awesome. | |
| Posted Dec 9, 2009 4:57 pm | ||
| SenadR | one of the best Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| One of my favorrite hikes in Colorado, beautiful mountain. | |
| Posted Nov 24, 2009 12:31 am | ||
| Darren9 | Snake was the right choice | |
| Got spanked on the N. Face a year earlier, had to come back and climb ice to get this one done! A great route, but a little loose at the top. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2009 1:41 am | ||
| PHenry | Birthday chutes in May Date Climbed: May 20, 2009 | |
| Fun snow climb up the chute farthest left...snow was very dusty from the wind storms. | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2009 9:50 am | ||
| JustinShapiro | From Yankee Boy Basin Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2006 | |
| Parked at the 4WD parking and it was a very easy climb. Only took an hour to reach the summit. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2009 4:35 pm | ||
| byates | Easier than I thought Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2009 | |
| Left the outhouse at 6 am on top at 8 back by 9:30. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2009 11:10 pm | ||
| climbhighnow | Lavender Col Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2009 | |
| beautiful mountain. 25ft. of hard ass snow made the top of the exit couloir a little hairy with my big ass camera/tripod. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2009 7:04 pm | ||
| Rocky Alps | Southwest Ridge / Lavender Col Loop Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2009 | |
| I'd been looking forward to climbing another 14er after a four year hiatus, and Mount Sneffels was my first choice. It was the first big mountain my younger brothers Chris and Johnny have climbed, and they did quite well considering it was their first time scrambling as well. The rocks were a bit loose on the lower sections of the southwest ridge, but the final few hundred yards were really solid and a blast to climb on. The views from the summit were among the best I've seen. Despite not going though Blue Lakes Basin (which I've heard has some great scenery), Yankee Boy Basin was still quite nice as well. I wussed out and didn't park all the way at the top of the 4WD road, but the hike back down was still quite enjoyable. See "Long-Awaited Return to Colorado" trip report for details. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2009 7:03 pm | ||
| gimpilator | Lavender Col Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2009 | |
| One of the most interesting routes on a peak I have had the pleasure to ascend. It was a little exhilarating coming down through the v-notch. See my Trip Report about doing seven 14ers in eight days. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2009 8:41 pm | ||
| strudolyubov | Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009 | |
| Summited Mount Sneffels (second summit since 2001) via Southwest Ridge route starting from the lower Yankee Boy TH. Returned the same way. Fun scramble, great views! | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2009 2:09 pm | ||
| PhenomenalWoman | First 14er!! Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2009 | |
| My second official peak during my Colorado journey. An ill-equipped climber managed to get his rental car stuck on the road between the lower and upper trail heads at Yankee Boy Basin, so we added an extra 4 miles roundtrip to our day. Approach was relatively easy, however ascent was somewhat difficult on the loose dirt and rock. Choose to climb boulders on the way up. Reached the summit as snow started to fall, leaving the top empty for us to enjoy. Very nice experience, and great memories of my first 14er. :) | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2009 10:02 pm | ||
| Eleutheros | Via Yankee Boy & Lav Col Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2009 | |
| An unsuspecting Ford Edge lay pierced by a subversive boulder, blocking access to the upper trailhead. It snowed for a short time on the summit, sending other adventurers sliding down the scree of Sneffels' rusty, rotten slopes. We remained on top as the weather cleared to allow breathtaking views of jagged peaks, deep basins, the Teakettle, Dallas, the Blue Lakes, Ridgway and beyond. I would like to climb this again in winter! | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2009 2:14 am | ||
| TiogaBradford | Floored by the Beauty! Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2009 | |
| Maybe the most beautiful hike of the seven 14ers I've climbed. Yankee Boy Basin is truly spectacular! We took the Standard Route, but once we got to the snow gully, we had to climb up the rock ridge on the left due to frozen-over, slick snow (we had no crampons). The same snow gully was thawed out and slushy on the way down. Couldn't have asked for better weather and better company! (my two brothers and a great friend). | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2009 12:18 am | ||
| pyerger | the snake | |
| The snake!! A little late in the season. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2009 3:13 pm | ||
| bruceg | Standard route Date Climbed: Aug 29, 1989 | |
| Great climb. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2009 9:03 pm | ||
| dakotaconcrete | Redemption via Blue Lakes Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2009 | |
| Great success, summitted solo from Blue Lakes Trailhead and linked up with the standard route! Awesome scenary and spectacular summit views! Some snow still remained in the Lavender so I utilized the adjacent western ridgeline. I am so thrilled to have finally summitted this fantastic mountain I've gazed at, on 'many a trips' heading southbound from Montrose! | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2009 9:25 pm | ||
| Brad Snider | Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009 | |
| Route was nothing special, but San Juan scenery and wildflowers made the trip worthwhile. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2009 5:23 pm | ||
| 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 | ||
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