Sangre de Cristo Mountains > Blanca Peak > Climber's Log
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| Bob Bolton | Route Climbed: Como Lake Date Climbed: September 20, 2005  | |
| Climbed with Duane Gilliland on our Ultra-prominence trip to Colorado and Utah. Blanca was the highest peak in Colorado we hadn't climbed. Traversed over to Ellingwood Point before heading back to Lake Como. By the next morning the weather was threatening, so we figured we could bag Little Bear as a day climb on a future trip. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2005 10:10 pm | ||
| Bob Sihler | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: July 15, 2004 | |
| started at 4 to have it to myself and then went to Ellingwood | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2005 10:03 pm | ||
| samajax | Route Climbed: Como Lake Date Climbed: 20Aug98 | |
| Good hike for the first one. As anyone can tell, don't try and drive up the road to far. If you're tired, the road down is full of ankle twisting rocks. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2005 1:32 pm | ||
| jwproulx | Route Climbed: Little Bear - Blanca Traverse Date Climbed: 3 September 2005 | |
| This ridge was a blast - moderately difficult but almost always very secure climbing. The exposure is thrilling, especially since you know you're not likely to fall - like looking out of an airplane window. After Little Bear, this ridge was a relief. Clouds, wind, rain, and snow sent me packing down back to Crater lake. I left Boulder at 1:15am, started hiking at 6:15am, and arrived back at my car a little before 10:00pm. I guess that counts as a long day. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2005 7:28 pm | ||
| nmmi9100 | Route Climbed: Standard Route (Ellingwood Point Ridge, from Lake Como) Date Climbed: 28 August 2005, 1:00 pm | |
| Como Road tough even for an ATV. Large parking area at 7880 to Lake Como is 6.9 miles according to ATV odometer. The Climb from Lake Como to Blanca is Medium Talus for all but the first mile. Good worthwhile climb but definitely not a walkup. Thunder and snow on the peak sent us down hill after a few pics and signing the register. See my forthcoming trip report. | ||
| Posted Aug 30, 2005 4:15 pm | ||
| bc44caesar | Route Climbed: Traverse from Ellingwood Date Climbed: 27 Aug 2005 | |
| Continued on to Blanca from Ellingwood, staying as high as possible without having to do much scrambling. The weather held up and I made a nice leisurely descent back to my camp below Little Bear's face. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2005 10:41 am | ||
| RC Cola | Route Climbed: NW Face from the High Traverse from Ellingwood Date Climbed: August 14, 2005 | |
| The fog was so terrible that we couldn't see anything from the summit. I wish we could have stayed higher on the Ellingwood-Blanca Ridge but the fog presented some route-finding problems. Ice was actually starting to form on the rocks as we were going down. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2005 12:11 am | ||
| shaungthomas | Route Climbed: Como Lake Trailhead Date Climbed: 7/16/05 | |
| This was the rockiest trail I had ever been on. It was worth the view! Be careful climbing the Skree Field, my partner and I Lost trail several times. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2005 9:00 pm | ||
| doumall | Route Climbed: Northwest Face Date Climbed: July, 11 2004 | |
| 31st 14er! | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2005 2:33 pm | ||
| umbra alta | Route Climbed: Little Bear/Blanca Ridge Date Climbed: August 2003 | |
| Climbed as traverse-enchainment with Little Bear and Ellingwood Point. This full traverse with descent of Ellingwood's South Ridge was the way to go. Sick exposure and constant 3rd and 4th class all day. | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2005 2:37 pm | ||
| km_donovan | Route Climbed: Nortwest Face III Date Climbed: September 1, 2000 | |
| My climbing partner said “One down 53 to go.” I took him literally and am on my way to completing the 14’ers. | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2005 7:00 am | ||
| hhsilleck | Route Climbed: West Face Date Climbed: May 29, 2005 | |
| Perfect conditions all the way from Crater Lakes up to the ridge - about 1500 feet of uninterrupted easy to moderate snow. Tons of fun. | |
| Posted Jun 2, 2005 2:56 am | ||
| bechtt | Route Climbed: Como Lake Date Climbed: Aug 95 | |
| Nice hike in -- great boulder climb up | |
| Posted Mar 12, 2005 2:10 pm | ||
| bakcast | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: July 2000 | |
| Spectacular mountain but quite frustrating to see the four-wheelers heading into the high-alpine beyond Como Lake road. Traversed to Ellingwood later in the day. | |
| Posted Jan 5, 2005 7:39 pm | ||
| ripper333 | Route Climbed: como lake trailhead Date Climbed: may 1998 july 2004 | |
| 2004 caught in some bad weather. headed back to camp waited out the storm. busted back up about 4pm at full tilt. summited and ran back to camp before dark. 1998- alot of snow. very tiring because of all the postholing. | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2004 3:35 pm | ||
| WildmanDallas | Route Climbed: Como Lake Trail Date Climbed: July 31, 2004 | |
| I started in the scrub just above the desert floor at 1:30am hiking by the light of the full moon (very cool). Went up and did Blanca and back in one long day, tired but happy. Hey, it's good to be 50! | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2004 3:25 am | ||
| jwclimbs | Route Climbed: Little Bear to Blanca Ridge Date Climbed: August 21, 2004 | |
| Excellent adventure! The ridge is a "Must-Do" classic for anyone who craves exposure. **Be in good climbing shape, and well prepared for the long ridge. During my traverse (2hrs), one party of two and a roped party of 3 had to exit the ridge under siege of a fierce hail storm. I passed them at the 1/3 point and reached Blanca by the time they were 50%. I reached the lakes before the hail began. Their slow travel and underestimation cost them a dangerous descent. They were fortunate to reach the lakes without injury (or worse). | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2004 11:36 am | ||
| Ken Dammen | Route Climbed: Como Lake Trailhead Date Climbed: July 23, 2003 | |
| Larry Byrne and I summited at 0907. We backpacked up to above Como Lake and bivied the night before and set out to summit 0500. Fantastic views nice hike/climb. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2004 1:27 pm | ||
| cagedalpinist | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 12 July 2004 | |
| Hope to return in Sept. and go for the Little Bear - Blanca ridge! Beautiful weather. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2004 1:09 am | ||
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