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Peak(s):  Ellingwood Point  -  14,057 feet
Blanca Peak  -  14,350 feet
Date Posted:  08/09/2016
Modified:  02/21/2023
Date Climbed:   08/08/2016
Author:  alexhenes
 Ellingwood Southwest Ridge - Kristi's 14er Finisher   

From Colorado 150 we drove just under 5 miles on the Lake Como Road and slept in the back of my Toyota Tacoma. It rained... HARD... most of the night with thunder and lightning. We climbed Ellingwood's class 3 Southwest Ridge and then traversed the ridge to Blanca's summit. The rain from the night before made the Lichen on Ellingwood's exposed Southwest Ridge slick. This made the climb a little tougher than we had anticipated. It was much better once the sun had a chance to dry everything out. The route from the truck was 11 miles round trip and 5250 vertical and took us roughly 10 hours.

A full report with images and commentary can be found at Blanca Group


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