Sangre de Cristo Mountains > Ellingwood Point > Climber's LogEllingwood Point Climber's Log
|
|
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|
| Fletch | W/ Blanca  Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2011 | |
| I put up a 1st asecnt there... (off route of course!) | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2012 3:23 pm | ||
| triyoda | SW Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2012 | |
| Very solid rock. Pretty easy scrambling, but very fun. | |
| Posted Dec 19, 2012 1:37 am | ||
| milan | Nice trip Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2010 | |
| First one and then we climbed Blanca. It was really nice trip with snow the 30th. | ||
| Posted Oct 21, 2012 5:16 pm | ||
| Diggler | north ridge Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2012 | |
| Left truck, before/below TH, @ 7.55. Still hungover from whisky & beer consumed as a result of previous night’s fight. Last night less than ideal... Left Huerfano TH @ 8.10. Got lost on trail leading to Lily Lake- shitty signage! Getting up ‘approach’ wall even more intimidating than it originally looked- loose rubble all over ledges, steep, exposed, & sustained. Super glad when I finally reached the ridge crest & it was over, but nervous about descending it (thought of having to go down it in a storm terrifying). Definitely the crux of the climb. I’d agree w/ Roach’s given rating of 5.2. Remainder of ridge delightful! A few sections of 4th & easy 5th (if one wanted it), but mostly just fun 2nd & 3rd class. Summited @ 11.47. Enjoyed beautiful views (esp. of Blanca & Little Bear), & spoke briefly w/ a guy who came up the standard route. Clouds moving in, so left summit @ 12.06. Went to Lily Lake (where wrote this), as in no particular rush to get back to camp… @ base of wall @ 13.30. Back @ TH @ 16.55, & @ car 17.10. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2012 8:09 pm | ||
| Woodie Hopper | Ridge traverse from Blanca Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2012 | |
| Traversed from Blanca after completing the Little Bear-Blanca traverse. Dark clouds were building, so I hiked quickly from the saddle. Long day since I started from ~8,500ft in the valley. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2012 1:54 am | ||
| boisedoc | 24 years after Blanca Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2012 | |
| decided to come back and climb this. Started at about 9800 feet on the Lake Como road. Pretty straightforward. Ended up traversing over to Blanca to repeat my 1988 climb | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2012 11:53 pm | ||
| SteveMarr | Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2012 | |
| Classic route up a beautiful ridge line. Solid and fun class III all the way from the upper lake to the summit of Ellingwood. The descent through the talus wasn't fun, but the hike was great. Not sure I want to repeat the trudge up the Como Lake road in daylight! | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2012 10:39 pm | ||
| gregoryhuey | WIND Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2012 | |
| Great winter climb. No snow on the road until we reached the Como Lake drainage (Holbrook Creek). The snowpack on the peaks is pretty shallow, with faceted crystals covered by sun crust. | |
| Posted Feb 27, 2012 12:27 pm | ||
| metalmountain | Combo with Blanca Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2011 | |
| Completed the traverse to Blanca. | |
| Posted Dec 7, 2011 12:02 pm | ||
| BrianSS | Route Climbed: Ridge Traverse From Blanca Peak Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2011 | |
| Fun traverse and a great combo! | ||
| Posted Oct 22, 2011 7:56 pm | ||
| Ted Eliason | Fun SW Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| One of the more fun hand and foot scrambles to the summit. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2011 3:09 pm | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | With Blanca Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2005 | |
| Nice peak. | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2011 10:56 am | ||
| JohnnyCO | After Blanca Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2011 | |
| walked the Class 3 ridge from Blanca. very convenient. The views of the massif are amazing and rugged. Hung out on the summit hour and half just enjoying sunshine and others company. Great time!! Scrambled to the bottom of the basin to find the trail. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2011 2:11 pm | ||
| twilly | Great mountain trip Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2011 | |
| Climbed it along with blanca peak. Started at the very bottom and camped near lake como for a night. Summitted both peaks the next day. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2011 2:28 pm | ||
| belexes | Lake Como via Blanca Peak Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011 | |
| Meetup.com trip. We climbed Blanca first, then partly followed the ridge to Ellingwood Point. The leader brought his dog, so we had to drop down into the bowl and find and easier way up. There was no clearly marked trail, but we eventually made our way up the loose talus to the summit. Then we headed back to Lake Como, napped for a little bit before hiking the 6 miles back down the (expletive) Como Lake Road. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2011 2:59 pm | ||
| I like it on top | Lake Como Route Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2011 | |
| Made the traverse over after Blanca in beautiful weather. Great day. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2011 6:15 pm | ||
| vbeckman74 | 095 Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2005 | |
| Ellingwood is only about an hour from the summit of Blanca, so you might as well bag it. It's easier and more solid than it looks. Camping at Lake Como is what CO is all about. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2011 11:50 pm | ||
| zoomloco | 4th classic traverse | |
| tagged this as an afterthought on the best classic 14er traverse in CO. at least it looks like a peak, unlike a lot of other bumps on ridges Tr here http://zoomloco.xanga.com/732717261/purple-mountain-majesties/ | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2011 5:23 pm | ||
| Brad Snider | Traverse from Blanca Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2011 | |
| After Gash Ridge and Blanca, I tried continuing down Ellingwood's North Ridge, but about 13,450 feet ran into 5th class choss down-climbing. Decided to return over Ellingwood's summit and made the long walk down Lake Como Road. | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2011 2:52 pm | ||
| Matt Lemke | Together with Blanca Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2011 | |
| From Lake Como after summitting Blanca just before. Did the ridge traverse between them. | |
| Posted Jun 20, 2011 3:27 pm | ||
|