060729 Climbing 14,043 feet, up Mount Sneffels, Colorado, on Tiffany's Birthday.

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Commencing the day.	Ready to set off.	Heading towards Yankee Boy Basin.	Very Rugged Terrain	Beautiful Mountain Streams.
Mtr Sneffels is on the sign-post..!!	Hiking up the Valley.	Beautiful Scenery	Taking a break on the trail.	We still have a looongg way to go.
Climbing Higher and higher.	The terrain is becoming rocky.	The Rock Field starts.. VERY heavy going, ahead..!!	The trail, leading up into the gorge that takes you to Sneffels.	Tiff pauses for a break.
Getting closer, all the time.. Keep Hiking..!!	Embedded in the rock field. This was tough climbing..!!	My boots are looking a little scuffed.. I wonder why..!!	Above the snow-line.	The view is becoming spectacular.
Tiff and GAZ pause for a photo op, high on the mountan.	Tiff is feeling the altitude..!!	Gaz is climbing higher..	We are above the "saddle", which you can see, below. It got even harder after that..!!	Well above most other mountains that are around. The air is getting thin..!!
View up towards the top of the rock-chute. You have NO IDEA how steep this was..!!	A well-deserved kiss, high over Colorado.	View looking back down the valley.	At this point you HAVE to climb using your hands and feet.	Gaz is determined, and presses on.
Over 14,000 feet.. Absolutely breath-taking..!!	No pain - no gain..!!	We made it to around 14,028 feet. Go team Lewis..!!	Data from the GPS.. We're at 14,028 feet.	Yaaaay...!!!!!
Such a stunning view.	This was such a deadly drop-off, that we decided not to chance it.. GOOD CALL..!!	Here was the last section to the summit. We didn't chance it. It was way too risky, even for the Adrenaline Junkies..!!	Errr.. NO.. Thank You..!!!	We made a good choice about this section..!!
Nope..!!	Heading back down, through the rock field.	Decending towards the saddle.	Very slow going, and it's VERY steep terrain..!!	Moving down, on hands and feet. Nearly at the saddle.
Nearly back down to 13,500 feet.. VERY tough going.	Tiffany picks her way down, very carefully.	We're beat, and worn out.. ... and still have a long way to go.	Yaaay... back into the genn belt..!!	Mt Sneffels Ascent (1).wmv The trip up, in the vehicle.
Mt Sneffels Ascent (4).wmv Just above 10,000 feet. We can get any further in the car, and don't think we can make Mt Sneffels. :-(	Mt Sneffels Ascent (5).wmv Hitching a ride in a pick-up.	Mt Sneffels Ascent (7).wmv Averting disaster with the map..!!	Mt Sneffels Ascent (14).wmv At 11,373 Feet. It's getting tough..!!	Mt Sneffels Ascent (21).wmv Tough going, at 12,265 Feet..
Mt Sneffels Ascent (23).wmv Stripped-down, above the snow-line, at 13,000 feet. You can hear how tough things are getting.	Mt Sneffels Ascent (25).wmv It's 13:45, and we're having a tough time at 13,239 feet.	Mt Sneffels Ascent (26).wmv Having to climb on hands and feet, on the steep rock-field at 13,500 feet.	Mt Sneffels Ascent (31).wmv You can hear the storm as we're at 13,655 feet. You can see Tiff climbing in the rock-field.	Mt Sneffels Ascent (36).wmv Gary makes Tiff eat some food.. 13,820 feet. Getting chilly. Got the DHL fleece on. Feeling the effects of the altiturde. 70 degree slope..!! Go Team Lewis..!!
Mt Sneffels Ascent (45).wmv At the summit, (almost), at 14,030. We are totally exhausted..!!	Mt Sneffels Ascent (54).wmv We know why we didn't hit the total summit. We're not going any further. Good Call..!!	Mt Sneffels Decent (4).wmv On the decent at 13,875 feet. Very tough going..!!	Mt Sneffels Decent (7).wmv 16:40, we're at 13,522. We're alone on the mountain, and it's started to rain. You can hear how exhausted I sound.	Mt Sneffels Decent (10).wmv It's nearly 17:00. The rain has stopped. Tiff is having a VERY hard time moving down off the mountain. We're still at 13,370 feet.
Mt Sneffels Decent (11).wmv Finally below the rock-field, under 13,00 feet. Still have a long way to go.	Mt Sneffels Decent (13).wmv FINALLY back at the van.. We hitched a ride from some off-roaders.. We couldn't have done it without them..!!

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