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Longs Peak Fun Facts
- Summit Elevation: 14,255'
- Hike to summit: 5000' gain, 15 miles round-trip
- Time we started our hike: 3:30am, August 23rd
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| Update: The Denver Post published an interesting article on Longs on July 31, 2005. Click here for the link. |
At sunrise, we'd already been hiking for over two hours
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We can finally turn off our headlamps
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First view of the east face and Diamond Wall
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Looking NW
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Approaching the Boulder Field
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A backpacker in the Boulder Field struggles to hold down his tent in 50 mph winds
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Hiking through the Boulder Field, approaching the Keyhole
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At the edge of the Boulder Field, about to climb up to the Keyhole
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Underneath the Keyhole is a memorial hut for a woman who died climbing the peak in 1925
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Crossing the Ledges between the Keyhole and the Trough
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Looking almost straight up the Trough, a 600' couloir leading to the Notch
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After squeezing through the Notch, we enjoy the exposure along the Narrows
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Trish makes the final push to the summit
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On top of the world!
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We made the climb in about 4 hours, 45 mins
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Gwen's happy about making the move to Colorado-- many more adventures to come!
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This one's for Sean
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The summit is over 4 acres, huge for a fourteener
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Looking East toward Mt. Meeker
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View from the top
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Heading down- one last picture in front of the summit
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