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| Sangres Six Pack: LB to EP, Plus 3 |
I meant to put up this report sooner. Back on June 21, Ryan and I set up a car shuttle back to climb the Blanca Group and then continue on over the two unnamed 13ers north of Ellingwood to California Peak.
Special thanks to Kiefer for an online dialogue in 2013 in which he told me about this idea for a route.
Quick stats: 14 miles, 8800' gain, 11.5 hours (courtesy of Ryan's GPS, because yes, it is habitual for me to plan a day without knowing the commitment).
Quick route summary: Ascent up Little Bear NW Face, traverse to Blanca (numerous reports go into great detail on this traverse so I didn't take pains to document), traverse to Ellingwood, traverse to 13,660 (this twisting ridge has plenty of exposure and class 3 & class 4 scrambling, with a couple spots that get into 5 if one were to hold true to the ridge crest the entire time, then mellows to mostly 3 and even longer sections of 2 after the first third of the way from EP), then a ridge walk to '570 and a talus slog up California.
Link to the report is here:
LB to EP, Plus 3 - or Sangres Six Pack w/ Little Bear Growler
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And thanks to Ryan for posting the conditions update for the Zapata falls side for California.
