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| Hiking | 6.54 Miles |
3,275 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.54 Miles | 7 Hrs 15 Mns | | 1.35 mph |
| 3,275 ft AEG | 2 Hrs 25 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Wanted to do Sneffels from Blue Lakes TH, but they're installing bathrooms, so it's closed all summer. Slept in the car night before at the outhouse TH since camping is not allowed in Yankee Boy Basin outside of the 2 or 3 established campsites. Think the change was made in 2020. Road to there was pretty nice, but I guess you'd want some clearance.
Met a guy and his girlfriend the night before, and they were also planning on Sneffels the next morning. We both were planning a loop of the ridge and standard routes, and since he had previously climbed all 58 14ers, the 4 Grand Traverses, etc I followed them up the ridge in the dark from Blue Lakes Pass.
Before that I got a few minutes ahead of them and took the spur trail passed the lake. Lots of deer in the dark and the chirping of pika in the rocks. Water flowing below the lake. Too dark to see it starting at 4am but nicer to be on a single track with some flowing water instead of the road.
The ridge was a blast. Any exposure is short and thrilling and really only around on easier scrambling moments. More and more fun the higher you go. Got there just at sunrise, but the clouds didn't really move away for an hour. Took 10-15 minutes taking photos before setting off down the standard route. It's loose and slippery and heavily trodden. I found it easier in the rather solid talus than on the steep slippery dirt.
Repeating I would out and back the ridge without a doubt, though that'd be necessary anyway coming from Blue Lakes TH, which is probably the only way I'd come this far for a repeat summit. In the end a great day, met some nice people, had a private hour on the summit, got to ask probably too many questions to someone who's been there done that, and knocked off number 4 of 58 for me. |
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