Longs Peak Summit
August 11, 2007
A summit of Longs Peak. Beautiful clear warm day. Took 10 hours RT.
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The Challenge.

Got up at 2:10am. At the trailhead at 4:20am.

Moonrise at 5:10am.

Daybreak at 5:30am.

Turnoff to Chasm Lake 5:50am. The summit in the background.

Sunrise 6:00am.

Boulder field. Keyhole top center. Privy right. 7:00am.

Flowers in the Boulder Field.

Appraoch to Keyhole. Shelter left. 7:40am (40min to cross!).

Picture from other side of the Keyhole.

Picture down the Trough.

Picture up the Trough. Watch out for falling rocks!

Made it round the back and up the Trough 8:50am.

Picture from the other side of the Trough.

Just before the Home Stretch 9:00am.

Looking up the Home Stretch.

Lounging on the Summit, 14,255ft, 4,345m (summited at 9:30).

Estes Park.

Chasm lake.

Pikes Peak on the horizon (103 miles away!).

On top of the world.

Proud summiters.

Somewhere lurks our next fourteener.
Last updated 8/11/07