Ascent Notes for: Blitzen Ridge - 5.4 Average Rating : 4.50/5

This is one of the best ridge climbs I've ever done, almost as good as the Exum Ridge. We started up in fog and it was totally wild to have all that sense of being in open air and totally exposed. The rappel we saw down the third ace was kind of sketchy. Some slings around a sloping horn that were held in place by a block I could easily lift so it didn't hold them in place. Either leave some gear and back it up or downclimb, or sling something better. I wouldn't use it.

Beautiful!

Fun climbing, especially the 3rd and 4th Aces. Amazing position! I descended the Donner Ridge and took 6.5 hrs car to car, but that was mostly because the trail to Ypsilon Lake is so boring that I hiked as fast as I could on the way in and ran the whole way out. My poor knees!

Onsight solo, car to car 5hrs 28min.
an awesome morning!! Light is right!

Did it again on july, 1st 2004
CTC 5:14:02
Condition's where terrible!! Lot's of snow.

Beyond Fantastic. Quite loose though.