| Peak: | Ellingwood Point (14er) |
| Route: | North Ridge via South Zapata Creek |
| Range: | Sangre de Cristo |
| Posted By: | joeygoat9 |
| Date of Info: | 07/29/2020 |
| Date Posted: | 07/30/2020 |
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No snow the entire way (did C2). I agree with past conditions reports that dispute the RT distance of 11.6 miles - we didn't measure but thought it was likely closer to 13 or 14. Also this didn't feel like easy class 3 to me - the summit push felt like solid class 3. Not a big deal to me but I wouldn't do this as a first class 3 peak. This is a time consuming route with a lot of elevation gain but I think it is a worthy alternative to the Lake Como Road. It's a hot, steep hike up with a full pack, and coming down C2 isn't much fun, but this route still beats the Lake Como approach any day. Only saw 6 people Zapata falls to Zapata falls and 4 were just going to the lake, so odds are you'll have the route to yourself. |
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