Blanca Peak

[Friscokidd]

Who has gone up blanca peak and camped? How is the camping up there and what else can you do in that area whilist camping? fish, hike, dirtbike...etc:shrug: Im asking because we may be planing a camping trip up there is summer and just want to kinda plan out something:D

TIA

[Frank Z]

http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/search.php?searchid=969018

[scottycards]

<still bummed we left the tent up on the pass that night, and didn't take it with us to the lake up on Blanca for the 2nd night>

[chopped]

Blanca peak was one of the most amazing camping trips I've ever had. meteor showers both nights I was up there. Going form desert to forrest to tundra to rock and thin air all in a day, great fishing at como and the wheeling can't be beat.

:beer:

[Swat]

Blanca peak was one of the most amazing camping trips I've ever had. meteor showers both nights I was up there. Going form desert to forrest to tundra to rock and thin air all in a day, great fishing at como and the wheeling can't be beat.

:beer:


Shssssssh! Blanca Sucks!:flipoff2:

[scottycards]

Bring your "A" game for the trail.

Yikes, in more than a couple of spots!

[Loki]

Bring your "A" game for the trail.

Yikes, in more than a couple of spots!

That's one easy trail. I did it in the late 80s in a 2wd Chevy Luv pickup running 30 inch bald highway tires in a hail storm.

:flipoff2:

[scottycards]

That's one easy trail. I did it in the late 80s in a 2wd Chevy Luv pickup running 30 inch bald highway tires in a hail storm.

:flipoff2:

You mean you didn't do it in reverse? We ran in reverse, and only used the rear view mirrors.........well, at least Frank did.

[Swat]

Death defying trail, If you make it. Don't go, just don't go!

[Loki]

You mean you didn't do it in reverse? We ran in reverse, and only used the rear view mirrors.........well, at least Frank did.

Well I would have but it was at night, and my back up lights were out. So I thought of safety first and did it the easy way. :D

[Frank Z]

I simulated night time conditions by wearing really dark sunglasses and beany pulled down over my face...kept the e-brake on too.

[Friscokidd]

http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/search.php?searchid=969018

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Shssssssh! Blanca Sucks!:flipoff2:

its that bad huh :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

[scottycards]

Here's Frank "gettin' some" on one of the skeery parts on Blanca.....

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/scottycards/P8040186.jpg

[Frank Z]

No matches? Steve broke the forum again! Get yer buns over to the Trip Reports forum and do a search for BLANCA.

[scottycards]

Notice no one spotting Frank. We're just all standing there watching. No help whatsoever.

I got the same treatment on Hell's Gate last weekend. 50 people at the top, not a spotter to be found anywhere............

[Loki]

Notice no one spotting Frank. We're just all standing there watching. No help whatsoever.

I got the same treatment on Hell's Gate last weekend. 50 people at the top, not a spotter to be found anywhere............


On that Blanca run my spotter was my black lab with a flashlight in her mouth. :D

[Digger]

Death defying trail, If you make it. Don't go, just don't go!

yep... too f'n scary of a trail. Stay far far away.

[rubbersidedown]

Best camping/wheeling trip I've had . . .EVER!! The trail is ONLY 5miles to the top. :cool: . . .but it feels like 35 after you get there! :eek:

[Matt]

Just be nice to all the hikers doing the 14ers. It's a LONG day for them and any rude wheelers would not be welcoming.

[Friscokidd]

Just be nice to all the hikers doing the 14ers. It's a LONG day for them and any rude wheelers would not be welcoming.

i give bikers, hikers, dirtbikers and other wheelers more than enough space and courtesy on the trails or even roads for that matter:) I have done all that stuff and i would expect the same courtesy from other if i were them. So that is no problem for me ;)

[Matt]

I didn't mean to sound like I was pointing the finger in any way. Just a reminder. I've hiked Blanca from the bottom a couple times and have ran into some less than courteous wheelers. Makes a long day that much longer.

[Volcom]

Just be nice to all the hikers doing the 14ers. It's a LONG day for them and any rude wheelers would not be welcoming.

I offered to drive up gear for some hikers last summer. They were worried I wouldn't make it to the top (I was thinking the same about them :D )

They were happy they didn't have to carry their heavy packs and bulky items up a tough hike :D

[Friscokidd]

I didn't mean to sound like I was pointing the finger in any way...

no no no, :o i didnt meen for my response to sound like you were, sorry about that. I was just saying that i do and will always respcet other on the trail. If it be hikers, bikers, other wheeler or what have you. Unless they are total tools and are asking for it..haha.

[COB]

scottycards Right where you have that pic . Couple years (in fact was MEMORIAL WEEKEND) ago seen a SON and DAD roll from there to the road below, killed them both. One of the guys had a camcorder on them whole way. Mother and daugher (wife) were right up the trail when it happened.

County was wanting to close the trail then, they were having a meeting on it. I called told them I was there it wasn't the trails fault, my wife picked up 18 empty beer cans. We had followed him and 5 others up from close to the bottom each time he tackled a obsticle had beer in hand. I can still hear him; hold that beer in the air and say one more of these and I can do that. I am sure he didn't drink all 18 but had more than his share. Had a dog with them that survived. While rescue was there a hiker that was up by the lake fell and broke a leg. He was glad to see the vechiles.

[Friscokidd]

and THAT is why drinking on while wheeling is A STUPID STUPID STUPID thing to do. I mean come on people, if you must drink, at least do it on a trail that your not driving on a freakin shelf road with a fookin drop off on one side. Or just wait until you get to a good stoping point and have 1 or 2...but 18?? WTF???

/rant

[scottycards]

There is a memorial plaque up there embedded in the rock now. The plaque gets your attention, and lets you know that it's a dangerous spot on the trail.

Tragic.

One of the best trails in CO, IMO.

[COB]

SADthing was that they weren't far from the lake where they were to camp all weekend. Could have goten just a snockered as they wanted and hurt nothing.

They paid with two lives lost we all almost suffered because of that stupidity also.

At that time was narrower than is now, I have seen pics where it has been tamed down since that time.

[Swat]

Don't expect it to open soon. I ran up Hermit pass In the same Sangre De Christo Range on Monday and did not get far before I ran into 3' of thick heavy impassable snow. I got to check a Topo map to see just how high I got. Maybe 9,000' ????

[Friscokidd]

yea, i was maybe planing something more towards the end of july/begingin of august

[Suki]

hopefully July because i'm not sure how much more wheeling i'll be able to do around August. :(

[TwoDogs]

Blanca is on my summer schedule!! :D

[cracker_1]

The snow is heavy around Blanca, just came back from Alamosa on Monday and the peaks have alot of snow. The cooler weather is slowing the snow melt also... I would geuss end of June or mid July before it is passable.....