A chilly but great day in the San Juan's with Adam and Kasey.
Brad Snider - Aug 14, 2016 11:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2016
Great cilmb
Climbed with Jonathan Deffenbaugh on a bluebird day. Yes, there was plenty of loose, steep rock at places on the approach, but we were able to stick to the ridge leading to Cofeepot and avoid much of the worst of the loose stuff. Black Gully sucked, probably our least favorite part of the day. But... short and sweet summit pitch and the "handle" really made the day. Wildflowers, crazy rock formations, and fantastic San Juan scenery. This mountain is underrated IMHO.
theREALCarpeDM - Aug 1, 2016 5:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
Overall, not that great
Yeah, the final pitch was good solid rock, but getting there sucked and made it not worth it. Shawn and I climbed this the day before climbing Dallas, and Dallas was a nicer experience overall.
Matt Lemke - Jan 12, 2016 7:21 pm Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2013
SE Ridge
The terrible loose approach hike far outweighs the 40 foot pitch of climbing...still a fun outing though
Sarah Simon - Aug 4, 2012 7:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
From Yankee Boy Basin
Loved this mountain overall, but...good God, I am sitting here in Ouray at the Brewery drinking beer damn glad I am off all that steep, unstable rock. The scree skiing, the "3rd class grass," the touchy talus. Enjoyed here mountain, but happy to reach terra firma!!! Jill and I helped dhatfield celebrate his final Centennial!!!! Hell yeah!!!
I started just above the 4WD trailhead, and the first part was nice. Then I got to the choss, and the painful part of the day began. Still, it's a fun, cool summit. Trip report.
Solo climb to the summits of Teakettle Mountain and the "Coffeepot". Nice short summit pitches, slow loose approach/descent.
Liba Kopeckova - Aug 14, 2010 12:53 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2010
Great hike...
great hike with Michael C., free soloed the last climbing portion (only 5.4 or so), hip belay with 25 meter rope down since it was raining... great day!
Kiefer - Aug 19, 2009 1:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2009
first lead
This was actually better the second time!
A great mountain with a little of everything. Even the approach didn't seem as bad.
Good climb also with Stephanie and Shawn.
utclimber - Jan 8, 2008 12:42 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2007
Standard Route linked with Potosi
Gaining the summit ridge is a major grunt. Fun little summit pitch, and the teapot handle is really unique. Recommend linking this with Potosi.
climbed teakettle with jamie, kiefer, mike and jamie's friend david from arizona. there was lots of scree and some tedious sections yet the climb was very enjoyable.
the summit pitch(5.3, 40 feet) was my first alpine lead and i thoroughly loved it! hands down, the best climb of the summer. this one will be permanently etched in my memory forever.
1st: 9/1/07 - Climbed with JamieNellis, Shanahan96, Skasgaard and Jamie's friend David. We climbed the standard route, which was a lot of fun! Long loose approach for only 40' of 5.3, but the summit is worth the suffering to get there! We also climbed "Coffeepot" on the way back out.
2nd: 9/7/21: Climbed with Scot, I led the route. The approach seems to have deteriorated over the years.
Extremely fun summit climb! A long, ardorous approach, fun set-up and great climb, short rap. Killer views. We had 5 people on top! Great day out with JamieNellis, Shanahan96, Chicago Transplant and David from Phoenix.
Brian Kalet - Aug 13, 2007 11:46 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
Southeast Ridge
En route to "Cofeepot" & Potosi Peak. 8 hours roundtrip from 10,700'.
boisedoc - Dec 17, 2006 4:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1989
Unique mountain
Lots of very loose volcanic rock to wade through. The summit block was so short that we felt comfortable enough to climb it one at a time without ropes with the other person as a spotter.
RyanS - Aug 15, 2006 2:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006
Southeast Ridge
I climbed Teakettle's standard route with my wife and a few friends. Very fun peak, and I didn't think the loose rock was all that bad. We thought about traversing over to Potosi, but we were too tired, and the weather didn't hold either. A trip report is available here.
This is the most spectacular summit I have been on. We followed Roach's instructions from 11300' in YB basin, but for the most part stayed on the s.w. ridge of Coffepot to avoid some of the loose mess. The Black gully isn't too bad and the routefinding to the summit block is straightforward as there is a nice climbers trail. There's just enough room for 3 on the summit!
markhyams - Mar 3, 2006 1:20 am Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2004
Standard Route
I recommend this as an early season climb. Snow stablizes much of the loose rock, and the summit block melts out early. One of the few actual climbing summits in the state.
Dansmlgnp - Nov 20, 2020 11:08 pm
TeakettleA chilly but great day in the San Juan's with Adam and Kasey.
Brad Snider - Aug 14, 2016 11:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2016
Great cilmbClimbed with Jonathan Deffenbaugh on a bluebird day. Yes, there was plenty of loose, steep rock at places on the approach, but we were able to stick to the ridge leading to Cofeepot and avoid much of the worst of the loose stuff. Black Gully sucked, probably our least favorite part of the day. But... short and sweet summit pitch and the "handle" really made the day. Wildflowers, crazy rock formations, and fantastic San Juan scenery. This mountain is underrated IMHO.
theREALCarpeDM - Aug 1, 2016 5:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
Overall, not that greatYeah, the final pitch was good solid rock, but getting there sucked and made it not worth it. Shawn and I climbed this the day before climbing Dallas, and Dallas was a nicer experience overall.
Matt Lemke - Jan 12, 2016 7:21 pm Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2013
SE RidgeThe terrible loose approach hike far outweighs the 40 foot pitch of climbing...still a fun outing though
Sarah Simon - Aug 4, 2012 7:57 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012
From Yankee Boy BasinLoved this mountain overall, but...good God, I am sitting here in Ouray at the Brewery drinking beer damn glad I am off all that steep, unstable rock. The scree skiing, the "3rd class grass," the touchy talus. Enjoyed here mountain, but happy to reach terra firma!!! Jill and I helped dhatfield celebrate his final Centennial!!!! Hell yeah!!!
seano - Jul 22, 2012 3:48 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012
Standard routeI started just above the 4WD trailhead, and the first part was nice. Then I got to the choss, and the painful part of the day began. Still, it's a fun, cool summit. Trip report.
strudolyubov - Jul 16, 2012 12:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2012
Teakettle and CoffeepotSolo climb to the summits of Teakettle Mountain and the "Coffeepot". Nice short summit pitches, slow loose approach/descent.
Liba Kopeckova - Aug 14, 2010 12:53 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2010
Great hike...great hike with Michael C., free soloed the last climbing portion (only 5.4 or so), hip belay with 25 meter rope down since it was raining... great day!
Kiefer - Aug 19, 2009 1:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2009
first leadThis was actually better the second time!
A great mountain with a little of everything. Even the approach didn't seem as bad.
Good climb also with Stephanie and Shawn.
utclimber - Jan 8, 2008 12:42 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2007
Standard Route linked with PotosiGaining the summit ridge is a major grunt. Fun little summit pitch, and the teapot handle is really unique. Recommend linking this with Potosi.
gremlin - Oct 26, 2007 1:07 am
normal routelinked with coffee pot, potosi. summit bit was fun, too bad it wasn't longer. screwing around with pictures in the handle was a good time too
shanahan96 - Sep 9, 2007 9:27 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
southeast ridgeflat-out awesome baby!
climbed teakettle with jamie, kiefer, mike and jamie's friend david from arizona. there was lots of scree and some tedious sections yet the climb was very enjoyable.
the summit pitch(5.3, 40 feet) was my first alpine lead and i thoroughly loved it! hands down, the best climb of the summer. this one will be permanently etched in my memory forever.
jamie
chicagotransplant - Sep 4, 2007 11:26 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
Standard Route1st: 9/1/07 - Climbed with JamieNellis, Shanahan96, Skasgaard and Jamie's friend David. We climbed the standard route, which was a lot of fun! Long loose approach for only 40' of 5.3, but the summit is worth the suffering to get there! We also climbed "Coffeepot" on the way back out.
2nd: 9/7/21: Climbed with Scot, I led the route. The approach seems to have deteriorated over the years.
Kiefer - Sep 2, 2007 6:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
Southeast StandardExtremely fun summit climb! A long, ardorous approach, fun set-up and great climb, short rap. Killer views. We had 5 people on top! Great day out with JamieNellis, Shanahan96, Chicago Transplant and David from Phoenix.
Brian Kalet - Aug 13, 2007 11:46 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
Southeast RidgeEn route to "Cofeepot" & Potosi Peak. 8 hours roundtrip from 10,700'.
boisedoc - Dec 17, 2006 4:49 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1989
Unique mountainLots of very loose volcanic rock to wade through. The summit block was so short that we felt comfortable enough to climb it one at a time without ropes with the other person as a spotter.
RyanS - Aug 15, 2006 2:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2006
Southeast RidgeI climbed Teakettle's standard route with my wife and a few friends. Very fun peak, and I didn't think the loose rock was all that bad. We thought about traversing over to Potosi, but we were too tired, and the weather didn't hold either. A trip report is available here.
shknbke - Jul 5, 2006 6:30 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006
Southeast ridgeThis is the most spectacular summit I have been on. We followed Roach's instructions from 11300' in YB basin, but for the most part stayed on the s.w. ridge of Coffepot to avoid some of the loose mess. The Black gully isn't too bad and the routefinding to the summit block is straightforward as there is a nice climbers trail. There's just enough room for 3 on the summit!
markhyams - Mar 3, 2006 1:20 am Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2004
Standard RouteI recommend this as an early season climb. Snow stablizes much of the loose rock, and the summit block melts out early. One of the few actual climbing summits in the state.
mountainmota - Jun 15, 2004 7:39 pm
Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: August 2003Fun 13er! A little actual climbing.