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Little Bear Peak, Elev 14,037 ft

Little Bear Peak, or simply Little Bear, is one of the fourteeners of the US state of Colorado. It lies at the southern end of the Sangre de Cristo Range, which is the northern section of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Little Bear is just southwest of Blanca Peak, one of the highest and most topographically prominent of the Colorado fourteeners.

While Little Bear itself has little more than the minimum 300 feet of prominence to qualify as a separate peak, it is notable for being one of the most technically difficult and dangerous of the fourteeners to climb; its standard route is known for being exposed to rockfall. The connecting ridge to Blanca Peak is one of the most challenging outings of its type in the state.

Little Bear is located within the Rio Grande National Forest, and is on the border between Alamosa County and Costilla County. (Coutesy Wikipedia)
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Road Kill Along Colorado's CR-975, Toughest 4-Wheel-Drive Road....Note Wheels Are Spread!
Road Kill Along Colorado's CR-975, Toughest 4-Wheel-Drive Road....Note Wheels Are Spread!		 Cabin Along CO's Toughest Road, CR-975
Cabin Along CO's Toughest Road, CR-975		 Barb Huffing It On The Toughest Road, 5 MIles of Hell
Barb Huffing It On The Toughest Road, 5 MIles of Hell		 Kurt on the Toughest Road.....+3,900' Elev Gain in 5 Miles, Note Plaque on Right
Kurt on the Toughest Road.....+3,900' Elev Gain in 5 Miles, Note Plaque on Right
Memorials to the Fallen Along the Toughest Road....see URL below
Memorials to the Fallen Along the Toughest Road....see URL below		 View of San Luis Valley From The Road, CR-975
View of San Luis Valley From "The Road", CR-975		 James Discussing the Lake Como Approach to Little Bear, Atop Saddle of 1st Gully, About 6:00AM
James Discussing the Lake Como Approach to Little Bear, Atop Saddle of 1st Gully, About 6:00AM		 Dawn View From Approach to Little Bear, Look'g S'ly Down Blanca Basin
Dawn View From Approach to Little Bear, Look'g S'ly Down Blanca Basin
That's the Goal, Little Bear Summit Left of Center; On the West Ridge
That's the Goal, Little Bear Summit Left of Center; On the West Ridge		 Dawn on the San Luis Valley
Dawn on the San Luis Valley		 Breaktime, Kurt & James, Little Bear Lake and Tobin Cr at Bottom of Gully
Breaktime, Kurt & James, Little Bear Lake and Tobin Cr at Bottom of Gully		 Approaching the Hour Glass (Dark Slab Rock Above Snowfield), Little Bear
Approaching the "Hour Glass" (Dark Slab Rock Above Snowfield), Little Bear
Bob on the Hour Glass, Ascending Fixed Ropes
Bob on the "Hour Glass", Ascending Fixed Ropes		 Near The Summit, Little Bear.....Nothing Little About Little Bear
Near The Summit, Little Bear.....Nothing "Little" About Little Bear		 The Summit Team, Minus James (photog), Little Bear, Elev 14,037', 24-JUL-07 8:21:58AM
The Summit Team, Minus James (photog), Little Bear, Elev 14,037', 24-JUL-07 8:21:58AM		 Little Bear Summit View
Little Bear Summit View
Blanca Peak (14,345'), From Little Bear, Connecting Ridge
Blanca Peak (14,345'), From Little Bear, Connecting Ridge		 Our Summit Firends.....Marmot
Our Summit Firends.....Marmot		 Complete Summit Team....James, Kurt, Bob, Jim, Robert, & Dave
Complete Summit Team....James, Kurt, Bob, Jim, Robert, & Dave		 Summit Ridge to Blanca (14,335), Ellingwood Pt (14,042') on Left
Summit Ridge to Blanca (14,335"), Ellingwood Pt (14,042') on Left
High Desert View From Summit of Little Bear, Hamilton Peak (13,658') Ridgeline
High Desert View From Summit of Little Bear, Hamilton Peak (13,658') Ridgeline		 Summit View, Blanca Basin, Blanca Creek
Summit View, Blanca Basin, Blanca Creek		 Cairn Mraks the Way Down
Cairn Mraks the Way Down		 Lake Como, Our Base Camp, and Holbrook Creek, Our Way Down
Lake Como, Our Base Camp, and Holbrook Creek, Our Way Down
The Hour Glass.....I Think the Hour Glass is the Most Dangerous Spot on any of the Standard Routes on Co's 14'ers (GRoach)
"The Hour Glass"....."I Think the Hour Glass is the Most Dangerous Spot on any of the Standard Routes on Co's 14'ers" (GRoach)		 Hour Glass Safety, Note Missing Braid Cover on Light Green Rope Below Safety...Red OK
"Hour Glass" Safety, Note Missing Braid Cover on Light Green Rope Below Safety...Red OK		 Jim on Rope, Robert in Red
Jim on Rope, Robert in Red		 Jim, Descent Begins on the Hourglass Couloir
Jim, Descent Begins on the "Hourglass" Couloir
Jim....Hourglass: Descent is a Piece of Cake!!!
Jim...."Hourglass: Descent is a Piece of Cake!!!		 Breaktime, View of the West Ridge
Breaktime, View of the West Ridge		 Awesome Descent VIews
Awesome Descent VIews		 Breaktime Again, On the West Ridge, Approx Time 10:40AM
Breaktime Again, On the West Ridge, Approx Time 10:40AM
Lake Como, Our Basecamp in the Pines
Lake Como, Our Basecamp in the Pines		 High Desert View From Descent of Little Bear, Zapata Ranch in the Distance
High Desert View From Descent of Little Bear, Zapata Ranch in the Distance		 That's Our Base Camp in the Pines....Lake Como, Note Tallis Field
That's Our Base Camp in the Pines....Lake Como, Note Tallis Field		 Blanca Peak (Elev 14,345')....Another Day
Blanca Peak (Elev 14,345')....Another Day
Blanca in the Distance on Right
Blanca in the Distance on Right		 Kurt Huffing the Toughest Road.....Descent!!!
Kurt Huffing the "Toughest Road".....Descent!!!		 At The Bottom, Sangre's on the Skyline, Time Approx 6:00PM
At "The Bottom", Sangre's on the Skyline, Time Approx 6:00PM		 Weather Moving In
Weather Moving In
The Blanca Group, and the Beginning of the Five Miles From Hell Road...CR-975!
The Blanca Group, and the Beginning of the Five Miles From Hell Road...CR-975!
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