Looked tough from Blanca but stayed off ridge and it was fine.
Mike Mc - Aug 27, 2006 10:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2006
Crossfire Couloir / North Ridge
My dad and I climbed Ellingwood from South Zapata Lake. I've named this route the "crossfire couloir." Check out the trip report: "Caught in the Crossfire: An Uncharted Route up Ellingwood Point."
Brian Kalet - Jul 22, 2006 11:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
ktiffany22 - Jul 3, 2006 7:19 am Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
Return to E. Point
After summiting Blanca May 13th, weather prevented us from climbing E.Point... so we came back (and yucko do I hate Como Lake road!).
This mountain looks like awful loose scree (and who likes that?!)... but it turned out not to be too bad! We enjoyed it- and met some friendly hikers along the way. Good stuff!
shanahan96 - Jun 30, 2006 11:15 pm Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2006
southwest ridge in winter
calm, winter day....and thank goodness. the ridge was fun, not tough at all until the base of the summit block where i was forced to pull myself across the knife edge of snow with my ice axe. 50 feet in two minutes! #6 of top-100 in calendar winter.
jamie
Ryan Kowalski - Jun 14, 2006 5:18 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
SW Ridge, an evening affair
After the LB-Blanca traverse I headed back to camp to nap. Woke up at 3PM to great weather, so I decided to go for it. A great route and some of the best summit views I've seen. What a great place, I'd love to come back and climb this one again. Icing on an already delicious cake.
jratk - Jun 13, 2006 3:38 am Date Climbed: May 24, 2006
ellingwood blanca traverse
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.
Kiefer - May 27, 2006 11:55 am Date Climbed: May 25, 2006
SW Face
From Blanca, I thought this was going to be a pain in the ass talus scramble, I was wrong. Relatively good climbers trail most of the way up on good (sometimes loose) rock. The traverse over from Blanca just below the ridge was actually more exciting than doing Blanca itself! Ideal weather though.
Route Climbed: SW classic ridge Date Climbed: September 1999
Really neat 1,000 foot class 2/3 ridgeline to summit. Traversed over to Blanca's summit also. Great views of northern Sangre's and Blanca's N face. Awesome yellow fall colors. Very scenic area.
Route Climbed: Blanca to Ellingwood Traverse Date Climbed: 9/30/05
What an awesome one-day solo ascent of Blanca and Ellingwood. Parked about one mile past the trailhead and began hiking at 7am. Summitted Blanca at 11:45am, the last 100 feet was a little more time consuming because of fresh ice and snow. Stayed about 150 to 200 feet below the ridge while traversing to Ellingwood. No snow or ice on Ellingwood. Some route finding issues on the way down Ellingwood. Hiked out and returned to the truck by 6pm. I love fourteeners in the Fall!
Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: 27 Aug 2005
Hiked up to Lake Como from 8800', set up camp, and then continued on to the Southwest Ridge. I took a fairly direct path from the unnamed lake to the low point of the ridge. The ridge was exciting - it looks in numerous places to be harder than 3rd class - but there is always an easy way around any difficulties. One of the best 3rd class routes I've done!
sbkelley - May 24, 2007 6:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2006
traverse from BlancaReally wanted that SW ridge, but another day. Blanca looks cool from this point!
lizrdboy - Feb 26, 2007 5:04 am
Solo againSummited from the SW ridge. Alone on the summit while everyone else was on Blanca. Boot skied down the gully just West of the summit.
weeds19 - Jan 19, 2007 3:35 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2000
From Como Lake with BlancaEnjoyed a two-fer on a great August day.
gregoryv - Nov 8, 2006 7:11 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1993
EllingwoodClimbed from Lake Como via SW ridge.
royswkr - Sep 14, 2006 4:46 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 1995
Backpack with BlancaLooked tough from Blanca but stayed off ridge and it was fine.
Mike Mc - Aug 27, 2006 10:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2006
Crossfire Couloir / North RidgeMy dad and I climbed Ellingwood from South Zapata Lake. I've named this route the "crossfire couloir." Check out the trip report: "Caught in the Crossfire: An Uncharted Route up Ellingwood Point."
Brian Kalet - Jul 22, 2006 11:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
From Blanca (ascent), North Ridge (descent)From Blanca (Gash Ridge). 8 hours roundtrip from Lily Lake Trailhead. Trip Report
ktiffany22 - Jul 3, 2006 7:19 am Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
Return to E. PointAfter summiting Blanca May 13th, weather prevented us from climbing E.Point... so we came back (and yucko do I hate Como Lake road!).
This mountain looks like awful loose scree (and who likes that?!)... but it turned out not to be too bad! We enjoyed it- and met some friendly hikers along the way. Good stuff!
shanahan96 - Jun 30, 2006 11:15 pm Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2006
southwest ridge in wintercalm, winter day....and thank goodness. the ridge was fun, not tough at all until the base of the summit block where i was forced to pull myself across the knife edge of snow with my ice axe. 50 feet in two minutes! #6 of top-100 in calendar winter.
jamie
Ryan Kowalski - Jun 14, 2006 5:18 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
SW Ridge, an evening affairAfter the LB-Blanca traverse I headed back to camp to nap. Woke up at 3PM to great weather, so I decided to go for it. A great route and some of the best summit views I've seen. What a great place, I'd love to come back and climb this one again. Icing on an already delicious cake.
jratk - Jun 13, 2006 3:38 am Date Climbed: May 24, 2006
ellingwood blanca traverse4 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.
Kiefer - May 27, 2006 11:55 am Date Climbed: May 25, 2006
SW FaceFrom Blanca, I thought this was going to be a pain in the ass talus scramble, I was wrong. Relatively good climbers trail most of the way up on good (sometimes loose) rock. The traverse over from Blanca just below the ridge was actually more exciting than doing Blanca itself! Ideal weather though.
Mountain Jim - Mar 3, 2006 5:03 am
From Como LakeGlad this peak is added to the list of 14er's.
sprosseda - Jan 25, 2006 5:23 pm
Route Climbed: SW classic ridge Date Climbed: September 1999Really neat 1,000 foot class 2/3 ridgeline to summit. Traversed over to Blanca's summit also. Great views of northern Sangre's and Blanca's N face. Awesome yellow fall colors. Very scenic area.
Old Ickabod - Oct 4, 2005 3:56 pm
Route Climbed: Blanca to Ellingwood Traverse Date Climbed: 9/30/05What an awesome one-day solo ascent of Blanca and Ellingwood. Parked about one mile past the trailhead and began hiking at 7am. Summitted Blanca at 11:45am, the last 100 feet was a little more time consuming because of fresh ice and snow. Stayed about 150 to 200 feet below the ridge while traversing to Ellingwood. No snow or ice on Ellingwood. Some route finding issues on the way down Ellingwood. Hiked out and returned to the truck by 6pm. I love fourteeners in the Fall!
Bob Bolton - Sep 30, 2005 10:12 pm
Route Climbed: Blanca/Ellingwood traverse Date Climbed: September 20, 2005Nice traverse from Blanca.
bc44caesar - Aug 29, 2005 10:36 am
Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: 27 Aug 2005Hiked up to Lake Como from 8800', set up camp, and then continued on to the Southwest Ridge. I took a fairly direct path from the unnamed lake to the low point of the ridge. The ridge was exciting - it looks in numerous places to be harder than 3rd class - but there is always an easy way around any difficulties. One of the best 3rd class routes I've done!
RC Cola - Aug 17, 2005 1:53 am
Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: August 14, 2005Great climb!!! I recommend this route over the South Face for any climber!
doumall - Aug 8, 2005 1:53 pm
Route Climbed: SW Ridge Date Climbed: August 6th, 2005Climb this mountain on its own via the SW ridge. One of the best class 3 routes on Colorado's 14ers.
doumall - Jul 13, 2005 3:14 pm
Route Climbed: Traverse via Blanca Date Climbed: July, 11 200432nd 14er!