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| dakotaconcrete | Not this time Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2009 | |
| Perfect weather made for an easy ascent to the northeast ridge..snow was still present in areas leading to the saddle but can easily be maneuvered around. Made the ridge just fine but turned back about half way into the traverse to the east ridge...a little airy for my liking...definitely not a place I want to experience my first class 3 solo. All in all, had a great day, the rock proved incredible in comparison to anything else I've been on in the San Juans! I will definitely be back to this mountain. A note, the northeast ridge route was until shortly after the notch (where I turned back) not cairned. On the way back down I noticed a few which had succombed to weather. So make sure you understand the route before attempting or it may become confusing. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2009 6:57 pm | ||
| scooter12ga | Whooped our Ass Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2008 | |
| Made an attempt on the NE ridge route but Purgatory snow report wasn't even close to reporting how much snow was *really* on this mountain. Since we didn't bring our snow shoes from ABQ we were pretty much screwed and gave up at 11,700'ish when it was getting too late in the morning to make our turnaround time. | |
| Posted Dec 9, 2008 5:17 pm | ||
| gremlin | west buttress  | |
| one of the best long scrambles i've done, and the roman candles provided summit entertainment | |
| Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:18 am | ||
| MasonMiller | Fallen trees rule Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2004 | |
| gorgeous territory!! Sleeping overnight in the meadow at the base was the greatest. The ground was so soft it was like a pillow underneath you! Headed for the top early in the morning, grabbed water from the stream using a filter system, it sparred some weight. Reached summit well before noon. The back view after reaching the ridge is breathtaking. The peaks on the adjacent side are majestic. Some small exsposure going up but nothing to hairy. The descent was lots of fun... made a game of descending down all the fallen trees. Probably crossed a couple hundered meter of distance just walking on the fallen logs... great descent and overall great climb. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2006 11:52 pm | ||
| seth@LOKI | Like a mini Sneffels, North Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2001 | |
| tppoing out was a bit tricky...a dog startled me just as I got on top and about sent me reeling backward....whew. I love this one. It is like a mini Sneffels | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2006 1:05 am | ||
| markhyams | West Buttress Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2004 | |
| A quick outing on great rock and superb position. Whatever route I found up this was low 5th-class. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2006 7:18 am | ||
| iceisnice | Route Climbed: West face aretes Date Climbed: Oct 6, 05 | |
| Went up to Snowdon today and climbed two of the arete to the right of the main west buttress. both aretes are 4th class for all but the bottom portions. the first "pitch" (i was soloing it) on the first arete to the right is around a 5.6. The first couple of "pitches" on the next arete to the right is around 5.7. fun climbs. will be a great training area this winter. | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2005 8:38 pm | ||
| iceisnice | Route Climbed: West Buttress Date Climbed: many times | |
| Great 4th class climb with NO loose rock. Not sure what others are talking about. The descent of the NE ridge is loose, but not the West But. Fun car-to-car climb that can be done in a few hours and you get an amazing view of the Needles and Grenadiers. | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2005 9:17 pm | ||
| JCantu1044 | Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: July 30, 2005 | |
| Jathan Cantu reached the summit at 10:15am, 3 hours and 15 min. from the trailhead at Andrews Lake. A large herd of elk were spotted descending a slope near timberline, a short distance downstream from the approach to the saddle. The perfect weather brought beautiful views from the summit in all directions. The scramble up the last part of the ridge was the hardest I've done yet. Thank God for the cairns (east side of ridge) left by previous hikers to guide the way! On the way up, just beyond the first meadow and slightly off trail, is a wonderful waterfall forming a pool which flows to a second small waterfall and then down a gorge--a great place for a cool break and some fresh (use filters) cold water. In summary, a very enjoyable, challenging,and satisfying 13'er. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 6:10 pm | ||
| peerzat | Route Climbed: naked lady Date Climbed: june 2003 | |
| surprised the Naked Lady route (the name used by our guide Marcus from Southwest Adventures) isn't listed. This route is the obvious couloir just to the east of the peak. Awesome climb, about 1000ft, up to 65 degrees but about 50 for the most part. Beautiful hike in via Lake Andrews. Beware of those swift San Juan storms! We ran into some electricity at the top! Pretty clean class 4 descent to the east back down the north side and back to camp for some grub and a good night's rest. | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2005 5:59 pm | ||
| truchas | Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge up/Southwest Ridge down Date Climbed: September 5, 2004 | |
| A normal 4 hour climb turned into a 9 hour climb due to an early season snow storm that created extremely dangerous conditions on the 3rd class sections of the ridge. I nearly turned around several times. I descended a new route via the southwest ridge because I thought it might be less treacherous than what I came up. WRONG!! The ridge run was shorter, but I had to climb down two snow filled gullies. I had one class 4 downclimb and one class 5 downclimb to negotiate with snow on the rocks. Do this peak when it is dry unless you are a glutton for punishment. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2004 7:39 pm | ||
| eckdoerry | Route Climbed: Central Couloir Date Climbed: Feb 2002 | |
| I can't believe the obvious couloir right the middle of this baby isn't a "listed" route. It was fabulous and not too hard. We had some poor weather coming in, but decided to just hurry up and down. The bottom of the couloir offered solid kick-stepping, moving to some more advanced axe-work on thinner snowpack as the angle steepened. By the top of the coulior (in full conditions by now) , we were on roughly 60-70 degree terrain, and climbing thin snow, some ice glaze, and rocks. A couple of sketchy moves gained the ridge --- I had a second micro-tool along, but never used it --- fingers in cracks and front points on glazed rock were enough. From there, the summit was just a short ways off, involving one exposed 15ft step of exciting moves. The way down was actually harder, as we traversed along the backside over glazed rock (eek!) to reach and descent the NW couloir route. Rount trip was about 7 hrs. | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2003 11:42 am | ||
| dsnell | Route Climbed: West Buttress Date Climbed: July 1993 | |
| Climbed with my brother, John Snell, via the West Buttress during a glorious day in July of 1993. We were treated to incredible views of Silverton and the rest of the San Juans from the summit. Descending was kind of difficult, as the higher guy invariably dislodged rocks onto the lower guy. Nevertheless, we made it car to car in about 3-4 hours. Despite the loose rock, I highly recommend the climb. After all, loose rock is a fact of life in the San Juans. | |
| Posted Dec 20, 2002 7:58 am | ||
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