
Blanca Peak, Colorado: Northwest Face Ascent June 2019
Blanca Peak is one of Colorado's most exceptional 14ers. I climbed the Northwest face (easy route) in June 2019 which felt like a spring ascent.
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An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...
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Blanca Peak is one of Colorado's most exceptional 14ers. I climbed the Northwest face (easy route) in June 2019 which felt like a spring ascent.
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