| Peak: | Longs Peak |
| Route: | Keyhole Route |
| Range: | Front |
| Posted By: | sashy |
| Date of Info: | 7/12/2015 |
| Date Posted: | 7/16/2015 |
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Summitted last Sunday. It was a sunny day but very windy. No snow until Trough but as others are writing, Trough is still full of snow. I saw some parties turning around at this point because of snow. We climbed with crampon and ice axe. There were some who were climbing without them, trying to trace the wall without snow. They've made it but were very much struggling. Upper part of Trough is completely full of snow so you can't avoid it anway. Narrows are snow-free, but Homestretch is a bit challenging, since left-half of the route is still under snow and ice. The ice was very hard. My crampon was 6 points. I struggled a bit to keep friction when decending. I should have brought 12 points. If you choose climbing the face without snow (right half) you could do it but need to be very careful. Some parties were using rope here. We started the TH at 3:40am and returned 5:50pm. It is a long and tough course but worth challenging it. Be prepared, and have fun! |
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