Little Bear (tallest lump, R of center), Blanca (L of there) and Ellingwood (L of there)
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Ellingwood Pt
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and up and up....
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I approve of hiking all the way from the valley. Sort of.
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Summit #5 - Ellingwood Point (14,042)
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Summit #6 - Blanca Peak (14,345)
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Scott performs an ancient mystic ritual
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Chris in an unusual moment, giving a Hook 'Em
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Nic eschews hands
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Go Beau!
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It's very high...
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Nic gets philosophical
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Blue Lakes
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Mark says "Where the F--- are you taking me?"
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Resting on Ellingwood
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Relaxing on Blanca
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Nic and Clay's Challenge
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Mark's happy!
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Pika
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Find the lake
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On the ledges
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Scr-w the fish. THAT looks like dinner!
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Miner Chris
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The rock that stopped Danny's Jeep
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Jaws 2.5 and an unhappy Jeep
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The knife-edge ridge to Blanca
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Beau or Yeti. You decide.
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Top of the world, ma!
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Heading back down into the clouds
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Summit party 1
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Clay the Sun God
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Summit of Ellingwood Pt
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Summit Team 1 on Blanca
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Danny demonstrates the ridge width, much to Mark's displeasure.
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Summit Team #2 - Blanca Peak
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Clay tries to avoid descending TOO fast
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Pre-climb
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Beau hones his craft
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We have to climb WHAT?
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On the ledges
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Post climb
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