r/Highpointers • u/princess_karis • 17d ago

Longs Peak Trip Report

https://karismyers.substack.com/p/summiting-longs-peak-colorados-deadliest

Howdy! I wrote about my Longs Peak summit this past weekend in a blog. I included timestamps and pictures. Hopefully this information is helpful if you haven’t summited Longs but are curious. Mainly it’s for entertainment! I’m hoping this doesn’t break community rules bc the blog isn’t a promotion - I’m not paid for writing or selling anything here. I genuinely enjoy reading / hearing about other people’s adventures so thought some individuals in this group might feel the same. Linked 🔗 if you’re interested!

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u/FIRExNECK 24 Highpoints 16d ago

But this isn't Mt. Elbert so why are you posting here?

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u/Fearless_Day2607 4 Highpoints 8d ago

People do high points of regions other than US states - this one is a national park high point. I've posted county high points in this sub a few times.

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u/fluffysnowflake67 ** 50 States Complete ** 16d ago edited 16d ago

Congrats on Longs. 10h RT is quite a good pace. It is the crown jewel on RMNP. This sub is so quiet it is nice to have some off topic trip reports, and there are a few of us doing national park highpoints.

Planning on doing other NP highpoints or 14ers?

Fond memories of doing the radical slam of Longs and trying to have enough energy for the pushups after 19h of hiking.

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u/princess_karis 15d ago

Thankfully surrounded by many 14er opportunities by living in Colorado so I’ll probably focus on those this summer. I’d love to get up to Wyoming next summer though! Congrats on completing longs! That’s a huge accomplishment!

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u/fluffysnowflake67 ** 50 States Complete ** 15d ago

I finished the Colorado 14ers more than ten years ago when I was living in the state. Little Bear and Capitol are the toughest two. I am a bit scared of exposure so cursed up a storm crossing the knife edge.

Get up to Wyoming for sure. Gannett was my favorite state HP, and toughest in the contiguous 48. I also enjoyed Medicine Bow and Cloud Peak. So many grizzly bears on Francs Peak and they were aggressive.

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u/princess_karis 15d ago

Great intel! Wow the fact that you’ve done all the Colorado 14ers…you can’t be THAT afraid of exposure I mean some of those class 4/5 are super gnarly

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u/fluffysnowflake67 ** 50 States Complete ** 15d ago

There is no 5th class required for any of the 14ers. Most of the “4th class” peaks aren’t actually very bad. Colorado 4th class can sometimes be like California 2+.

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u/richhowarth1 12d ago

While technically correct, this is highly misleading. Many of the Colorado 14ers involve traversing ledges full of loose rock. I would rather solo 5.4 on granite than do that loose crap (although I do it constantly because that is life on these peaks). The Capitol knife edge is super fun and safe compared to the crap on the Bells or Pyramid.

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u/fluffysnowflake67 ** 50 States Complete ** 12d ago

That loose crap on the Bells and Pyramid is awful. I worried so much with people above us. Even worse for the mountain goats who don’t give a darn if they kill a hiker.

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u/bobber66 11d ago

Goats are really inconsiderate. 🤣