Elmer Albert Russell Ellingwood (22 June 1887 – 12 May 1934) was a pioneering mountaineer and climber in the western United States during the first half of the twentieth century.
He made first ascents of many peaks and routes in the Rocky Mountains, particularly in Colorado, including Lizard Head in the San Juan Mountains, Ellingwood Ridge on La Plata Peak in the Sawatch Range, and Crestone Needle in the Sangre de Cristo Range.
[1] The brave pioneer of previously unattempted climbs died prematurely at the age of 46.
[1] At the time of his death during a medical procedure, he was Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Northwestern University.
Contrasting with the brevity of his life is the longevity of his climbing companion Eleanor Ehrman née Davis (1885-1993).