Mt. Sneffels - South Slopes route, with maps and route description

My climb of San Juan 14er Mt. Sneffels on September 8, 2021 along the standard South Slopes route, including maps & route description. The mountain, which has been called "The Queen of the San Juans," is one of Colorado's more prominent and striking fourteeners. This class 3 climb to the summit takes me first to the historic, picturesque, and well-preserved nearby town of Ouray, then along a dramatic drop-off road with overhanging rock, high into Yankee Boy Basin, past high jagged pinnacles and bluffs, and finally up boulder and scree-strewn slopes to be treated with amazing views. In this video, I describe some history of the mountain and of Ouray, and detail each stage of the ascent. For my ascent to the top of nearby San Juan 14er Wetterhorn Peak, go here:    • Wetterhorn Peak - Climb to the summit...  . For other full mountain climbs:    • Mountain Hikes and Climbs  . Thanks for watching!! Contents are as follows:

0:00 Intro. and history of Mt. Sneffels
2:32 History of Ouray
4:27 Route overview, and directions to the TH
5:15 stretch #1 - the road: ~10,800' to ~12,450'
13:03 stretch #2 - trail approach: ~12,450' to ~12,800'
15:37 stretch #3 - scree slope: ~12,800' to ~13,600'
23:33 last stretch - gully & final stretch: ~13,600' to the summit, 14,150'
34:46 Ascending through the famous V-notch
40:33 reflections at the top
41:27 views from the top
45:05 Descending
45:24 Descending the notch
50:57 thoughts on the day, getting back to the car
51:45 driving along the shelf road underneath rock
52:15 more images of Ouray
52:48 final images of the day's scenery
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Music selections:
1) "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" - Liszt (YouTube audio library)
2) "Swamp Shuffle" - Silent Partner (YouTube audio library)
3) "Not Forgotten" - Dan Lebowitz (YouTube audio library)
4) "Gothic Vigilante" - Sir Cubworth (YouTube audio library)
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Additional sources:
1) For maps: U.S. Geological Survey - USGS
2) "A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners" by Walter R. Borneman and Lyndon J. Lampert. Pruett Publishing, 2nd edition, 1988.
3) "Colorado's Fourteeners - From Hikes to Climbs" by Gerry Roach. Fulcrum Publishing, 3rd edition, 2011.
4) 14ers.com: Mt. Sneffels/routes/south slopes
5) For signs: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - USDA
6) "Colorado's Highest - The History of Naming the 14,000-Foot Peaks" by Jeri L. Norgren. John Fielder Publishing, 2020.
7) For Ouray history: westernmininghistory.com
8) Street signs: Ouray National Historic District