Matt Climbs Blanca Peak
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Uploaded by iclimb14ers on Jan 30, 2010
Blanca Peak is the fourth highest summit in Colorado and highest in the Sangre de Cristo Range. It is most easily accessed via Lake Como trail, a.k.a. the "Trail of Tears" by the King family. Most of this video was shot in September of 2009, though there are shots of Blanca's east face from the Huerfano River side shot in June of that year and a nice time lapse shot from companion peak Little Bear in 2007. This was brother Matt's first 14er summit; a worthy accomplishment coming from Lincoln, NE. Look for very cool time lapse of Little Bear as seen from Blanca. The music is "Try To Scream" by SHEL of Fort Collins, Colorado and is used with their permission. Thank you to Mad King Records/Moraine Records. Please go to www.myspace.com/ColoradoSHEL or www.iloveSHEL.com.
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"To Blanca!!!"
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Amazing video. Thanks for posting. I tried to summit Blanca this past easter weekend, but the weather came in and settled on us leaving us at the lake base camp. Hopefully I can try again this summer (w/o the ice axe, crampons, and huge pack). The "Trail of Tears" name definitely fits that trail well.
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Do you need any sort of permit to climb Blanca, or can you just "do it"? Is there any rules against motor vehicles/ATV's?
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I glad you liked it and thanks for watching! After doing Blanca, I did Ellingwood the next day in total fog by myself. Probably not the safest way to climb a mountain but I didn't want to have to do the Trail of Tears a third time! That'll be a future video on the channel . . .
iclimb14ers 9 months ago
There is no permit required. You can drive in with an ATV, a motocross bike or a very tricked-out rock hopper, though I personally wish you wouldn't. The 6-mile Lake Como trail is nicknamed "the roughest road in America" and at least one 4-wheeler has died on it. The lake itself is private. Good luck and thanks for watching!
iclimb14ers 11 months ago