| Peak: | Ellingwood Point |
| Route: | North Ridge via South Zapata Creek |
| Range: | Sangre de Cristo |
| Posted By: | hollyhammons |
| Date of Info: | 6/7/2016 |
| Date Posted: | 6/7/2016 |
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Got to the trailhead on 6/6 and hiked on the trail until we camped at around 11,500 ft. The trail was completely dry up until then, other than the stream crossings that were a lot bigger now with all of the snow melting. Once we started out hiking in the morning, we decided to ascend up the talus and small snow fields to get to the lake as opposed to the standard route through the trees. This turned out to be a lot more time consuming then we expected. By the time we arrived at the C2 couloir, the snow was too soft to trust in a climb. Sadly, we decided that a climb up the couloir would be unsafe and we did not end up summitting. The snow before sunrise was very hard and in great condition, but softened and saw the sun fast. The snow is definitely melting fast up there. |
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