Posts Tagged ‘La Plata’

Ellingwood Ridge of La Plata (14,336 ft)

Saturday, July 21st, 2012

An Alpine Start
An Alpine Start (4am)

CMC Climbers on La Plata Summit - Ellingwood Ridge Success!
Summit at 1:30pm
Pictured: Rick, Clare, Doug, Wesley, Tilden, and Slava

Clare on Summit of La Plata
Trip Leader Clare on the summit of La Plata. You can see Ellingwood Ridge stretching out behind me!

For the Colorado Mountain Club’s Centennial Celebration, I led this mountaineering trip up the Ellingwood Ridge of La Plata. It’s a long and arduous 4th class ascent. After doing it, I have come to the conclusion that Mr. Ellingwood deserves respect and admiration. With a group of solid climbers, we negotiated the rubble and solved the puzzle. The summit was achieved, but it didn’t come easy! (more…)