That traverse is no joke!
Ben July 16, 2007 April 20, 2018 1 Comment on Little Bear/Blanca Traverse & Ellingwood. From the top, one has the usual commanding view but can also survey the ridge route to Blanca. Quite a traverse, but one that will have to wait for another trip.

The approach up to Lake Como at nearly 12,000’ is largely runnable, but by time I reached the base of Little Bear’s 4 th Class NW Face, I’d already been moving for nearly two hours. Just before I began my research, Ben, one of the guys joining the trip from work, stopped by and brought up the possibility of doing the Little Bear to Blanca ridge traverse. In Season 2, Little Bear, Mother and Father Bear, Emily, Cat, Owl, and their friends go on amazing adventures and imaginary journeys, and enjoy everyday wonders like picking blueberries, watching snow fall, and awaiting spring's arrival. Climbing down we were better able to see the forbidden ridge and decided to try it. It has 2 of the classic 14er traverses, Little Bear to Blanca and Crestone Needle to Peak, plus many other less well known ones. The Great Little Bear to Blanca Traverse in Calendar Winter If you are a mother or a wife or parent or grandparent or get scared of heights, this is where I provide you my fair warning that you are about to see Matt in I in some scary situations and you may want to just stop reading here and appreciate that we we were successful. I don't mean just Little Bear which wouldn't have been a big deal by itself but I wanted the Little Bear-Blanca Traverse. All total there are 6 14ers, 28 13ers, 15 12ers plus some other lower peaks. We are prepared to take up to 10 or 11 days to complete the traverse. In terms of quality, difficulty, and enjoyment, I would rank the four traverses in the following order. I’ve done this traverse twice – and once with a pack with two days of food and overnight gear, so I feel I’ve got a handle on … Fun route finding and only a little scary solo. He said it had some class 5.0-5.2 parts, but might be fun to investigate, and perhaps try, instead of the standard class 2 approach to Blanca. ... Little Bear is no place to be if another party is climbing above and we learned that lesson on a Spring snow climb when most of the loose rock covered.
Little Bear-Blanca / North Maroon-South Maroon / Crestone Peak-Crestone Needle / Wilson-El Diente. Day 4: Little Bear to Blanca Traverse I’d done this traverse once before, five years previous, so I knew what I was in for. Little Bear. Ahead of you is one of the main cruxes of the entire line: the Little Bear/Blanca Traverse (low 5th Class). The Little Bear-Blanca Traverse was my last of the Four Great Fourteener Traverses. The "4th class" couloir while it was dark was probably more sketchy going down in my opinion. Little Bear/Blanca Traverse & Ellingwood. Dirk dreamed up this route in the fall of 2017 mapping it out in Caltopo.

Following the cairns, the rock was solid relative to what we had climbed, yet still it felt solid, and we quickly descended the route. I successfully completed the Elk range 14er's and the Maroon Bells Traverse but this trip was my ultimate goal. Blanca traverse from Little Bear. Leaving Jason on top to unite with his friends, we started our descent. Little Bear/Blanca Traverse. For about three months now Stu and I have been seriously considering a Grand Slam attempt on the Little Bear Group. Wheelbarrow - Feb 6, 2018 6:35 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2017 #49 Came from Blanca .

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