"Not sure if this counts as 2 or 3 14ers, since I had to do Ellingwood twice to get back to camp. Some pretty great camping spots in the treeline. C2 couloir was pretty intimidating but sent with only some class 3. A bit of class 4 to hit Ellingwood. The traverse to Blanca was very straightforward. Overall great day. 7k vert gain from trailhead." — oregon-mt-goat • Jul 23, 2021

"Incredible climb, though definitely one of the most humbling. Upon arriving at the trailhead there were a handful of several emergency standing idle, and an officer approached my widow and said that a young male climber had died up there, and it was pretty brutal. SARS passed on the rock crawlers on the way up, and then again around 10pm, with body bags in transit. Knowing that people die doing this is all part of it, but seeing the evidence is another story. We reached Lake Como around 10:30pm, and set up camp in the rain. I was only able to fall asleep for maybe 45 minutes, and 5 AM came quickly. The hike in was beautiful- almost looked like Ireland the way the clouds hung low over the green landscape. Blanca was fairly straightforward, but the traverse over to Ellingwood was a different story, with a bunch of route-finding, and some Class 3, even class 4 moves. After Ellingwood it was pretty fun trying to route find and down climb back down to the main trail to meet up with my friend. When all was said and done, I logged about 19 miles and 7000' gain. The Sangre de Cristos are giving me a run for my money!" — LGH-Dan • Jul 29, 2017

"A little later in the day after completing the Little Bear / Blanca traverse. We managed to summit just before sunset and made our way down the tricky part of the trail before it got completely dark on us." — Yosemike • Sep 25, 2013

"The southwest ridge on this peak is some of the nicest class three scrambling in the state. Solid rock, no false summits, stupendous views and a 14,000 foot summit are enough to make up for the horrible road you have to hike to get to basecamp. " — ChrisMeloche • Sep 5, 1998