| Peak: | Ellingwood Point |
| Route: | North Ridge via South Zapata Creek |
| Range: | Sangre de Cristo |
| Posted By: | TheSpaceForce |
| Date of Info: | 6/11/2022 |
| Date Posted: | 6/12/2022 |
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It's marmot and mosquito season on this route. Did not investigate C3; C2 still had some snow in it and generally pretty loose rock/talus/scree. We used ice axes up and down, and were able to kick steps in, no problem at 10:00 am and later. We did not use spikes/crampons, but gaiters were nice in the melting slush (we punched all the way through a few times). Opinions/comments from others: Generally we found this route to be challenging (combination of gain and distance - haven't done class 4 14ers, have done several class 3). One morning climber claimed C2 was a sheet of ice. Another climber used trail runners and shorts & kept to the rock to avoid the snow. We also made the traverse to Blanca, and found it nearly devoid of snow.  
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