{"id":16487,"date":"2013-06-17T12:50:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T18:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=16487"},"modified":"2013-08-03T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T18:34:30","slug":"little-bear-blanca-great-traverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/17\/little-bear-blanca-great-traverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Bear-Blanca Great Traverse"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Little<\/a>Colorado has 58 mountains over 14, salve<\/a> 000 feet. Within this grouping many peaks have ridges that connect them but only four are deemed worthy to be be called great.<\/p>\n

On June 14th, 2013, I completed the last of these, the Little Bear – Blanca Traverse. In my opinion it is clearly the most difficult.<\/p>\n

First I climbed Little Bear, 14,037′ via the rare West Ridge direct route with partners Tom and Barry. This was not the normal Hourglass route. I then continued solo across the Little Bear-Blanca Traverse to summit Blanca Peak, 14,345\u2019. It was an extreme day with unbelievable exposure and fun rock climbing.<\/p>\n

I had to take cover midway on the traverse when a lightning storm developed overhead. All in all, an incredible adventure in the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n

See the complete report at this link<\/a><\/p>\n