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| dr_gonz | From Lake Como  | |
| Beautiful place, although the jeeps near the lake kind of ruined it all a little bit for me. It hailed/rained most of the night before. The weather prevented me from doing Little Bear and Ellingwood in 2006. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2007 3:57 pm | ||
| mtnhiker13 | traverse from Ellingwood Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007 | |
| Fun traverse from Ellingwood. I tried to stay as high on the ridge as possible. It is very solid and fun! Memorable mountain! | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2007 3:38 pm | ||
| ElliottDavis | high, airy fun from Ellingwood Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2007 | |
| Loved walking along the ridge top from Ellingwood Point with 1000+ feet of exposure; thrilling if you like that sort of thing. I felt that someone from the group ought to pee off the drop, so I took care of that. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2007 12:08 am | ||
| chicagotransplant | Via Ellingwood Point Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Jamie Nellis via Ellingwood Point. Great day, summited at 10am to extensive views in every direction! | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2007 9:09 pm | ||
| brianhughes | from Lake Como road Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007 | |
| Parked 1.8 miles above the highway 150 turnoff. Hiked up the 4wd road and camped overnight about a half mile above Lake Como. It's a hot, brutal trek that climbs over 4,000 feet on six miles of the roughest road you can imagine. Got up early the next morning and climbed the final 2,300 ft to the summit. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2007 1:51 am | ||
| Panthera uncia | Fun Climb! Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2005 | |
| Climbed standard route from Como. | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2007 6:35 pm | ||
| Garon Coriz | 2 night trip Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007 | |
| Camped out above Como Lake. Climbed the peak the following morning and headed down for some fun in the dunes the next day. | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2007 6:18 pm | ||
| goat14er | Como Road Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2006 | |
| All the way from the bottom as a day hike. That road is a mental slog. The summit ridge of Blanca is a treat, though. 6 total hours from bottom to top with Tanya, then went over to Ellingwood. | |
| Posted May 24, 2007 6:22 pm | ||
| Art Vandalay | A long hike | |
| Didn't try to drive the road. It's a long hike. Camped just above Lake Como. My first 14er and it was a long, fun one. | |
| Posted Apr 3, 2007 8:58 pm | ||
| lizrdboy | Sort of Solo | |
| My partner was too heavy and kept post holing in the crusty snow. I thought lite thoughts and made it to the steep, hard, snow ice with energy left to top out. I should have stayed on the summit longer. I didn't savor it. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2007 5:01 am | ||
| weeds19 | My 2nd 14er Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2000 | |
| I drove up from ABQ and met a friend from Denver. We hiked in the Lake Como road in the dark and climbed Blanca and Ellingwood the next day. This was when I realized that climbing 14er was hard work! | ||
| Posted Jan 18, 2007 4:15 am | ||
| boisedoc | crazy road Date Climbed: Jul 29, 1988 | |
| The road was the main adventure. Surely the worst 4wd road in the state | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2006 4:13 pm | ||
| flamethewolf | 1st 14er Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2004 | |
| How sweet it is... now I'm hooked | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2006 3:50 am | ||
| royswkr | Impressive peak Date Climbed: Sep 4, 1995 | |
| Long slog up jeep road, then steep but easy | ||
| Posted Sep 22, 2006 2:23 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | little bear-blanca traverse Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2006 | |
| traversed from little bear. awesome, exposed route! move this one to the top of your to-do list. jamie | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2006 2:22 am | ||
| Brian Kalet | Gash Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006 | |
| En route to Ellingwood Point. Descended Ellingwood Point's North Ridge. 8 hours roundtrip from Lily Lake Trailhead. Trip Report | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2006 10:59 pm | ||
| ktiffany22 | Snow climb on Blanca Date Climbed: May 13, 2006 | |
| Wow- what a SNOW climb! We used our ice axes much of the way. The main trail was covered, so we were adventurous and axed our way straight up the face of Blanca... summiting from the middle of the face. The "ally" we climbed would be nasty nasty in the summer as it is a straight/narrow/steep scree gully. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2006 7:14 am | ||
| Ryan Kowalski | LB-Blanca traverse Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006 | |
| This was simply one of the most amazing routes I've ever seen or done. Great rock, great exposure, and constant scrambling make this one an uberclassic. Loved every minute of it. The traverse took our group of four about 2 hrs and 15 minutes with good breaks here and there. For extra fun, make sure you climb the crux tower, it goes well. | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2006 5:15 pm | ||
| pacojgarza | Como Lake route Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006 | |
| I started hiking at 5 AM just 2 miles from the highway were the forest starts, after six hours of torture I stood on the rocky summit of Blanca. Ellingwood, Little Bear, Lindsey, Spanish peaks and the icy lakes down below looked awesome! Got back to my car by 2:45 after 20 min at the top. That nasty road tored up my knees (not to mention my trail runners). | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2006 5:33 am | ||
| jratk | 2006 Date Climbed: May 24, 2006 | |
| 4 wheeled for a while up the road, hiked in and did ellingwood and blanca. Great weather, set up a bivy and climbed little bear the next day via nw face. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2006 3:39 am | ||
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