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| jainman09 | Ellingwood Arete  Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2006 | |
| After a grueling three hour hike from the lower trailhead with enough gear for an expedition (my buddy didn't have 4wd!), we made it to camp exhausted and spent the next two days waiting out rainstorms. Having not actually seen the peak yet, we woke up on the third day to a beautiful crystal clear sky. Beautiful, trouble-free climb. We made it back to the saddle and got caught in a hailstorm with plenty of thunder and the worst, lightning! We hunkered down for about 45 minutes and the storm passed. The rainbows it left at sunset on our descent were absolute bliss. | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2013 3:26 am | ||
| Fletch | Nice day out Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2012 | |
| didn't have enough for the traverse. went back to camp and wimped out... | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2012 4:38 pm | ||
| TiogaBradford | Demanding Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2012 | |
| One of the more demanding mountains I've climbed. I enjoyed it, but it took everything I had. It did not help that I got almost no sleep the previous night...I slept in an ENO at the parking lot at the trailhead, and absolutely froze. BAD idea. | |
| Posted Nov 25, 2012 6:39 pm | ||
| milan | One of the best. Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2012 | |
| Great climb. Lots of fun, nice exposure. | ||
| Posted Oct 21, 2012 5:54 pm | ||
| Garon Coriz | Ledges No, Standard Yes Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2012 | |
| Topped out with Dorca and Bianka. Michelle and Sean made it to the south shoulder after braving the crux out of the east gully. The weather was perfect. Unfortunately, Dorca hurt her knee near the Eye of the Needle on the way down which required a lot more time for the descent than expected. Everyone enjoyed themselves, however, including Dorca. | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2012 11:44 am | ||
| Diggler | Dream climb- finally! Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2012 | |
| with Faith. Left camp @ 5.12. @ base of 3rd-cl. access ramps @ 6.00. Slabby nature of climb, combined w/ the omnipresent ledges/belays make Ellingwood Ledges a more suitable name than Arête. Exposure @ ~13,200' made F want to rope up, so had 3 or 4 belayed lower Ps before steep crux Ps above. 2nd- & 3rd-to-last Ps long, sustained, w/ great rock & A LOT of fun!! Last P blockier- 4th - easy 5th. While climbing not technically sustained, fluid movement of it, sheer enjoyment & even easier terrain, commanding position (not to mention the history) make it a classic! Summited @ 12.18, off by 13.23. Blessed w/ good weather! Descent a bit tricky but uneventful. Quite unfortunate F called my idea for celebrating finishing last peak outside of Eolus group "retarded..." Had really looked forward to celebrating tonight :( Back @ camp @ 16.22. Took off ~15 min. later to get requisite elevation for the day- hiked down to former 4WD trail/parking. Arrived @ 16.51, immediately turned around. Back @ camp @ 17.12. 12-hr day!! Great day (at least until got back to camp...) | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2012 8:43 pm | ||
| skorpeo | Awesome Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2012 | |
| I was about 8 hours ahead of Homie on the summit with Kartig and Rob (TheOtherIndian and Waggs). Great day. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2012 11:33 pm | ||
| theuglybear | South Face Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2012 | |
| Had incredible weather. Warm, calm, and clear. Hung out alone on the summit for over an hour. Some of the most awesome views I've ever experienced. Just unbelievable. Had a blast on the route, as well, but it was easier than I expected. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2012 9:44 pm | ||
| Ken Dammen | South Face Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2012 | |
| Climbed the standard route with my climbing buddy Dustin. This was a fun long climb. Route finding was challenging. Rock was solid and provided ample great holds. Weather held for us and summited. One of my new favorites! | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2012 9:19 pm | ||
| I like it on top | Peak to Needle Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012 | |
| Did the traverse from the Peak, great class 4 pitch, very solid rock. Great day. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2012 1:15 am | ||
| blueshade | Crestone Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2012 | |
| Climbed the standard Red Couloir on Crestone Peak, easy but seems like it'll never end. Then did the traverse to Needle. Stayed fairly high, making the approach to the traverse a little more interesting. Only the last technical section from the Black Gendarme was fun, in my opinion. Fun C4 section. Down the majority of the East Gully (kind of like canyoneering when descending the lower part). Tried for Humboldt the same day. Plenty of time but rained off. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2012 9:03 pm | ||
| Mooner | Up I Go | |
| 6/21/12 Via Ellingwood Ledges then continued to Crestone Peak | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2012 4:08 pm | ||
| ripper333 | peak to needle traverse Date Climbed: May 30, 2012 | |
| didnt like this traverse too much..the final pitch to top of needle was cool..but was a beautiful bluebird day with fun peeps and laughing so who cares.. ha.. thanks Dale for giving us a ride on ur atv to TH and then joining us.. that extra 3 miles would have blew at end of long day..ellingwood arete is way to go on this sitch..coocoochachoo | ||
| Posted Jun 2, 2012 10:14 pm | ||
| Pete Castricone | Peak to Needle Date Climbed: May 30, 2012 | |
| After the traverse. The Crestones...I finally found something that beats Snowmass as the worst 14er in Colorado. | |
| Posted May 31, 2012 3:28 pm | ||
| DerekFreed | Fun Peak! Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2009 | |
| Hiked this peak via the standard route from South Colony. Had a lot of fun on it! | |
| Posted Mar 30, 2012 6:13 pm | ||
| xpda | Crestone Needle Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2003 | |
| Solo | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2011 12:45 pm | ||
| Ted Eliason | Needle to Peak Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| Started the day in thunder and got to the summit by 10am. One the traverse to Crestone Peak the clouds started to break up and gave mixed weather for the rest of the day. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2011 3:07 pm | ||
| PhenomenalWoman | Mind Over Matter Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2011 | |
| Originally planned for Crestone Peak, but after waking up to crazy wind and getting a late start waiting to see if it would subside, decided to climb the infamous needle. The most nervous I've ever been on a summit, but the climb up and down was stellar! | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2011 10:25 pm | ||
| sevenvii | Cloudy day on the Needle Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2011 | |
| No vistas what-so-ever but still an enjoyable day in the Sangres. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2011 2:03 pm | ||
| csmcgranahan | As good as I had hoped! Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2011 | |
| Summited the Needle from the upper trailhead with two guys I met at the lower trailhead - Jake and Bo. Great day! | |
| Posted Sep 10, 2011 11:36 pm | ||
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