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Mt. Sneffels - Labor day and first 14er |
About me: I'm from Indiana, with an elevation of 879 Feet. I'm not in the greatest shape. I researched this route for nearly a year before I climbed it to make sure I would know the route/the possible conditions I would face when I did finally climb it.
I initially came to Colorado to climb Sneffels during Memorial day weekend but got sick the Sunday before, and didn't recover until about a week after I returned back home. I did drive up to the lower trail head my first trip and took some pictures even though I knew I wouldn't be able to climb the mountain. Since I wasn't able to climb my first trip I decided to plan another trip for Labor day since one of my new year resolutions was to climb a mountain in Colorado.
I ended up flying into Denver on Aug 30th and then from there flew into Montrose 4 hours later. I stayed in Ouray (still not sure how its pronounced) at the Ouray Inn which was nice enough for my needs. I initially went to Telluride to take some pictures before I ended up at Ouray around 7PM. I had only slept 3 hours in the last 40 hours by the time I fell asleep on the 30th. I relaxed on the 31st and went to sleep around 10:30PM and woke up around 4:30AM on the 1st. By the time I got ready and drove to the lower trail head it was about 600 and I ended up around the base of Sneffels around 7:45. I ended up summiting around 10-1015 I believe. I made sure to take my time climbing and took plenty of breaks due to being a flatlander. In the end the view was amazing, but the main route makes the trip not so much fun, but I'm glad to say I've completed my first 14er.
V Notch: It's not too bad, really the hardest part is coming back down it and even that was relatively easy and just mainly nerves.
Standard Route: Not too much fun going up or down, if you have the technical skill the other route almost has to be easier at least going up.
I almost turned around several times on my way to the base due to being super tired and not being able to see exactly where I was but I'm really glad I didn't because being on the top was such an awesome experience.
Pictures:
http://joeylanane.com/gallery/index.php/Colorado-Aug-30th-Sept-5th
Memorial day: http://joeylanane.com/gallery/index.php/Colorado-5-24-5-28
Vnotch to the top: http://youtu.be/lAaZGsPNxM8
QuadCopters don't fly too well at the lower trail-head during the winter http://youtu.be/kR2LAOUFNtA
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