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Washington Ellinor Traverse (Ridge)

Easy 5th Mod. Snow X, Trad, Snow, Alpine, 6000 ft (1818 m), Grade II,  Avg: 1.4 from 5 votes
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Description

From the summit of Mt Washington traverse along the narrow crest of fractured pillow basalt towards Mt Ellinor. Downclimbing the ridge of gendarmes is the crux. When you reach the lowest point in the ridge ascend either a series of ramps to the ledge under "Horse's Mouth" (shown in red) or a gully on the NE side of "Point B" (Shown in blue) to regain the ridge crest. Rock is horrible, exposure is severe, only the initial wedge feature is fun.

The standard west-side basin traverse to Ellinor's NE couloir is a superior route.

Location

Begin from Mt Washington's summit.

Protection

Rock is horrible, protection is problematic.

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Looking back from the halfway point.
[Hide Photo] Looking back from the halfway point.
The Ridge in Winter
[Hide Photo] The Ridge in Winter
The wedge
[Hide Photo] The wedge
summer conditions beta for the bowl before Ellinor
[Hide Photo] summer conditions beta for the bowl before Ellinor
Looking back toward the summit of Washington from most of the way up the initial 4 star (for the Olys) wedge that begins the ridge traverse
[Hide Photo] Looking back toward the summit of Washington from most of the way up the initial 4 star (for the Olys) wedge that begins the ridge traverse
Looking forward towards the gully ascents.
[Hide Photo] Looking forward towards the gully ascents.