I set out to climb Mt. Sneffels as my first 14er on my 40th Birthday. The route was in great condition all the way up to Lavender Col. The climb on the rocks was not easy but it was just like it was described in the route. After a quick rest on the saddle we worked our way up Lavender col. It was not easy but was a lot of fun. Once we got to the snow we decided to use the previous foot holes and climb up. It worked very well going up. Once at the top I help my wife through the notch(she is short) after that we climbed to the peak and enjoyed the success but not the view because the clouds had rolled in. After being up there for a little bit we heard thunder and quickly started our way down. After helping the wife down the notch it started hailing hard and we got against a big rock because the hail hurt. After it settled down we started down the snow with a group of about 6 it was not easy going down the snow backwards climbing ladder style and looking down through my legs to see next hole and looking up to help wife with finding holes(not easy for a shorty). We got down ok after a very long and hard trek down the bolders that were now wet. I LOVED THE ADVENTURE and cannot wait to attack my next one
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