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Ascent of Ellingwood Point on 2012-08-24

Climber: BMS 914

Others in Party:Tim V
Eric Kassan
Tim Newman
----Only Party on Mountain
Date:Friday, August 24, 2012
Ascent Type:Successful Summit Attained
    Motorized Transport to Trailhead:4x4 Vehicle
Peak:Ellingwood Point
    Location:USA-Colorado
    Elevation:14042 ft / 4280 m
Summary Total Data
    Elevation Gain:691 ft / 209 m
    Elevation Loss:5757 ft / 1754 m
    Distance:8.6 mi / 13.8 km
    Grade/Class:Class 2
    Quality:4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)
    Route Conditions:
Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Open Country, Scramble
    Gear Used:
Tent Camp
    Weather:Drizzle, Cool, Calm, Low Clouds
Clouds rolled in with fog
Ascent Statistics
    Elevation Gain:403 ft / 122 m
    Extra Loss:72 ft / 21 m
    Distance:0.4 mi / 0.6 km
    Route:Southeast Ridge
    Trailhead:Saddle w/Blanca  13711 ft / 4179 m
    Time Up:34 Minutes
Descent Statistics
    Elevation Loss:5685 ft / 1733 m
    Extra Gain:288 ft / 87 m
    Distance:8.2 mi / 13.2 km
    Route:Southeast Ridge to Como Lake, then Jeep rd
    Trailhead:Jeep Rd as far as we could make it  8645 ft / 2634 m
    Time Down:4 Hours 42 Minutes
Ascent Part of Trip: Blanca Peak (1 nights total away from roads)

Complete Trip Sequence:
OrderPeak/PointDate
1Blanca Peak2012-08-24 b
2Ellingwood Point2012-08-24 c



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