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zozo
Aug 23, 2004, 3:13 PM
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Got a trip going to do Sneffels this weekend. We will be leaving the Springs on Friday, early afternoon. Coming back on Sunday. The plan is to do the standard route on Saturday and possible the southwest ridge on Sunday.
Or maybe hitting Wetterhorn on the way out on Sunday instead.
If anyone is interested feel free to come along.
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alan_ellis
Aug 23, 2004, 9:48 PM
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Zozo, I'd avoid the standard route. It will be like Disneyland with all the people.....and....... the scree slog to Lavendar Col is horrible. Instead, do the SW ridge only and use the standard route for the descent. Then......do Teakettle or Potosi the next day. You can do either from the same trailhead in Yankee Boy basin. Have fun and post your trip!
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zozo
Aug 23, 2004, 9:56 PM
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Hey Allen,
We are hoping that with the early start we can avoid crowds but we might take your advice if there is a line forming at 4:00 am!! I will post some photos when I get back.
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epic_ed
Aug 23, 2004, 11:17 PM
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Wear yer helment. SW ridge is mighty loose.
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alan_ellis
Aug 23, 2004, 11:53 PM
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Zozo, too bad you're not going the weekend after (Labor Day weekend). There's a few SP folks gonna be there on Sat, Sept 4th to do Teakettle and Potosi. If you want to wait 'til then, bring a harness for the short class 5 section at the summit block. We'll be at the outhouse trailhead in YBB around 5:00 am. It should be fun!
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zozo
Aug 23, 2004, 11:57 PM
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In reply to: Wear yer helment. SW ridge is mighty loose.
Already packed!
Allen, Im outta town that weekend but Im going to pm you my contact info for future reference. Ive got a bunch of starter winter routes I want to do this season.
I really like your site btw. Great pictures!
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alan_ellis
Aug 24, 2004, 12:04 AM
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Dave, I am interested in doing some winter 14ers.....maybe Elbert. Let me know.....
In reply to: I really like your site btw. Great pictures!
Thanks!
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zozo
Aug 26, 2004, 3:00 PM
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This is the final boarding call for Mt. Sneffels......Leaving the springs at 12:00 friday afternoon. Final boarding call for Mt. Sneffels. Will do on saturday and take allen_ellis's advice and probably do Teakettle or Potosi on sunday.
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alan_ellis
Aug 26, 2004, 10:13 PM
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Dave, Good luck and have fun on your trip. Beta on Teakettle/Postosi would be great!
AE
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zozo
Aug 30, 2004, 1:59 PM
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Hey Allen,
The beta on Potosi and Teakettle is "Im not going anywhere near those two peaks without better beta!!". They both looked nasty.
Sneffels was great. On the way down we came across this older couple digging hard through the talus. We asked if everyone was ok and they said that they had climbed Sneffels 25 years ago on their honeymoon. They had come back to do it again on their 25th wedding aniversary. The husbands hat had blown off in a wind gust and when he went to grab it his wedding ring had come off and was deep in the talus. Needle in a haystack. We wished them luck and got about 200 yards back down the scree field when we heard all this cheering!! We looked back and they had found it! WOW!
That was nice.
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Aug 30, 2004, 2:06 PM
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In reply to: Hey Allen, The beta on Potosi and Teakettle is "Im not going anywhere near those two peaks without better beta!!". They both looked nasty. Sneffels was great. On the way down we came across this older couple digging hard through the talus. We asked if everyone was ok and they said that they had climbed Sneffels 25 years ago on their honeymoon. They had come back to do it again on their 25th wedding aniversary. The husbands hat had blown off in a wind gust and when he went to grab it his wedding ring had come off and was deep in the talus. Needle in a haystack. We wished them luck and got about 200 yards back down the scree field when we heard all this cheering!! We looked back and they had found it! WOW! That was nice.
Great story. Did you do the SW Ridge? It's so much better coming down the scree on the standard route than going up.
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alan_ellis
Aug 30, 2004, 2:08 PM
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In reply to: The beta on Potosi and Teakettle is "Im not going anywhere near those two peaks without better beta!!". They both looked nasty.
Sounds fun! Nasty how?......difficult?....loose?.....what?
I have three good sources for the route. That should help. :-)
On Sneffels did you do the standard route or the south ridge?
Thanks for posting!
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zozo
Aug 30, 2004, 2:13 PM
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In reply to: Sounds fun! Nasty how?......difficult?....loose?.....what? I have three good sources for the route. That should help. :-) On Sneffels did you do the standard route or the south ridge? Thanks for posting!
All the above! From Yankee Boy there was no obvious route that we could see for Potosi, and it looked to dangerous to just go for it. Same for Teakettle. If you have some route info Id love to hear it to see if we were close.
We did the standard route on Sneffels. The southwest ridge looked awesome though, I'll be back for that route next summer! Sorry I keep spelling your name wrong.
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alan_ellis
Aug 30, 2004, 2:25 PM
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In reply to: If you have some route info Id love to hear it to see if we were close.
Both Teakettle and Potosi are described in "Colorado's Thirteeners" by Gerry Roach, the Falcon Guide: "Climbing Colorado's San Juan Mountains" by Robert Rosebrough, and also in the book, "Colorado's High Thirteeners", by Mike Garratt/Bob Martin.
The route up Teakettle is mostly class three with a 5.3 section at the summit. Potosi is class 2 and best done after a climb of Teakettle.
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zozo
Aug 30, 2004, 2:28 PM
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You must hit Potosi from the north side?
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alan_ellis
Aug 30, 2004, 4:57 PM
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In reply to: You must hit Potosi from the north side?
According to Roach's guide, you approach from the south (YBB), then traverse east under the summit block to the ridge on the SE side, head up the ridge, then to the summit through a gully.
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alan_ellis
Aug 30, 2004, 5:11 PM
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skibabeage.....I love that quote from Del Gue on your profile page. My favorite movie of all time.
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