Sangre de Cristo Mountains > Ellingwood Point > Climber's LogEllingwood Point Climber's Log
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| SarahThompson | 3x  Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2005 | |
| 9/18/05 - Climbed the delightful SW ridge from camp at Lake Como and then headed over to Blanca Peak. 6/10/06 - One day blitz of the Lake Como Trio. Climbed Little Bear's NW face, did the classic traverse to Blanca, and then stayed on or near the ridge crest to Ellingwood. Descended Ellingwood's SW ridge. 2/7/09 - Winter ascent of the south face from high camp at Lake Como. Spectacular! | |
| Posted Jan 6, 2009 6:46 pm | ||
| RMdaytripsgrl | Como Lake TH, combo w/Blanca Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008 | |
| A long day completely enshrouded in clouds,rain and wind from 8,500 ft. with Tard Sauce (aka Brandon Fuller) and his sister. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2008 9:07 pm | ||
| Brandon Fuller | Combo In Rain Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008 | |
| Went from bottom of Lake Como Road in a day. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2008 10:31 am | ||
| Mots010 | LB-->Blanca-->Ellingwood Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| Fantastic day. Ellingwood was a nice reprieve from the LB/Blanca ridge. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2008 9:00 pm | ||
| Gahugafuga | Traverse from Blanca Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008 | |
| After Blanca, took the third class high traverse to Ellingwood. It was more fun than expected and made for a great multi-peak day (excluding the descent back to the base of the Lake Como road). The exposure looking down into the Huerfano drainage is incredible. | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2008 1:52 am | ||
| GeorgeJames | SW Ridge to Blanca Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2008 | |
| Camped at Lake Como the night before and ascended the southwest ridge on a cloudy, drizzly morning. Climbed into the cloud to gain a socked in summit, then traversed the saddle to Blanca. An exhilarating ridge climb! In my opinion the rock is fairly good; not at all crumbly, but slightly loose here and there, so be careful. Periods of light drizzle made the rock damp this day, which made me even more wary of the high exposure, but I was not to be denied my first Sangre 14er. I highly recommend this route for a competent class 3+ climber, but if exposure tends to psyche you out, you may want to choose a different path. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2008 1:24 pm | ||
| altitude14er | Route Climbed: Traverse from Blanca Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008 | |
| Did this peak solo from the 2WD parking lot. The significant elevation gain and distance made this a nice little marathon. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2008 4:53 pm | ||
| miztflip | SouthWest Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2008 | |
| Hiked up and camped above Lake Como. Only saw one other person. The SW ridge was alot of fun and I highly recommend it compared to the choss of the standard route. Continued on to Blanca staying on the ridge crest. | |
| Posted Jun 13, 2008 5:21 am | ||
| Asphazell | SW Ridge via couloir, class III Date Climbed: May 17, 2008 | |
| Outstanding and intense route in the snow. Perfect snow conditions made this route go. One of the more memorable climbs I've done. Trip report is "SW Ridge Class III snow" | |
| Posted Jun 10, 2008 10:34 am | ||
| Jerry L | Como Lake Date Climbed: May 24, 2008 | |
| That's as far as I went. Decided at this point to head south. | |
| Posted May 27, 2008 8:33 pm | ||
| Eric Holle | From Lake Como Date Climbed: May 10, 2008 | |
| Ben L and I summitted Ellingwood Point in whiteout conditions. We were happy to have brought snow wands along to play with for the first time. Continued on to Blanca. | |
| Posted May 14, 2008 11:58 pm | ||
| dswink | Como Lake Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2006 | |
| Climbed Ellingwood from Como Lake. High winds and blowing snow made it a real challenge. | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2008 8:03 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Rescue Date Climbed: Sep 4, 1999 | |
| This was my third climb of Ellingwood. We climbed Blanca first and then Ellingwood. On the way down we encountered 2 guys helping an injured girl. She got hit in the ankle with a rock. I called for help on my cell. When a ranger showed he requested I remain to be part of the rescue party. It was slow going. I got back to camp at 10:00 that night. I was too tired to do Little Bear the next day. What helped our decision to leave were the yahoos that arrived to camp next to us. They were using a shotgun to split wood! | |
| Posted Feb 19, 2008 8:22 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | North Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 31, 1993 | |
| This was my first climb of Ellingwood. I climbed the North Ridge from Huerfano River trailhead. I climbed point 13660 on the way. The weather didn't look like I should go for Blanca. | |
| Posted Feb 19, 2008 8:14 pm | ||
| tomlauren | Little Bear - Blanca - Ellingwood Pt in a day Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2007 | |
| From camp at Lake Como, climbed the West Ridge of Little Bear, performed the traverse to Blanca Peak, then descended Blanca's Northwest Face to Ellingwood Point's South Face with my friend Keith. The descent from Ellingwood Point back to camp was scenic. | |
| Posted Feb 3, 2008 7:20 am | ||
| GroundControl | Ellingwood Point, Summer 2003 | |
| This peak really introduced me to the beauty that the Sangre de Cristo region has to offer... | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2008 10:23 am | ||
| spannring29 | From Blanca Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2007 | |
| Fun little traverse with great views of Blanca and Little Bear. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2007 12:13 pm | ||
| Mike Mc | SW Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007 | |
| Second time on Ellingwood. Climbed the direct Blanca/Ellingwood Ridge and downclimbed the SW Ridge. The latter route probably would have been better climbing rather than downclimbing, but quality nonetheless. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2007 11:53 pm | ||
| dr_gonz | SW ridge | |
| That SW ridge is bomber. Loved it. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:50 pm | ||
| mtnhiker13 | SW Ridge Route Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007 | |
| LOVED the SW Ridge route - it is probably my favorite ridge route I have done. Fun solid climbing with a little exposure along the way. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2007 3:35 pm | ||
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