1/6/2024 Route: From Longs Peak ranger station Posted On: 1/6/2024, By: Laxer04 Info: Trail is mostly packed down. We didn't use spikes or snowshoes. Spikes might have been helpful through the boulder field and up the slick rocks to the summit, but it was so cold/windy and I didn't want to expose my hands. My strava came in at 10.85 miles 4302 feet of elevation gain. |
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11/11/2023 Route: From Longs Peak ranger station Posted On: 11/11/2023, By: HikerGuy Info: Snow packed trail from ranger station to Chasm View. Above that, trail filled in but not packed down so stayed on rocks and tundra which has about 2 to 4 inches of snow. Ascended the east face from the Boulder Field privies. Large talus with snow. Mostly shin deep between and over rocks, found a few knee and thigh-deep trap doors, I think I found every one on the way down. Going up was not bad, but I decided to tag the map summit after topping out on the new LiDAR summit and the snow was much deeper on the way down than way up. New high point is about 400 feet south of the map summit. Tagged Battle Mountain on the way down. Not as windy as expected, but it picked up quite a bit when I got back to Granite Pass. I did not use spikes, but appreciated having gaiters for the descent back to the Boulder Field. 11.32 miles, 3,962 feet and 6h 57m round trip. |
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8/17/2022 Route: Glacier Gorge Posted On: 8/19/2022, By: JasonKline Info: Summer conditions; no snow or ice (came from Pagoda/the Keyhole and descended the east side). |
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10/1/2020 Route: From Longs Peak ranger station Posted On: 10/2/2020, By: Kitten Info: Excellent conditions, no smoke in early morning hours. Route all dry to Keyhole and on ridge to summit. |
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6/28/2020 Route: From Longs Peak ranger station Posted On: 6/28/2020, By: jasayrevt Info: We ascended this unranked 13er via a quality, relaxing line. Pick it up shortly after entering the Boulderfield by turning right and pleasantly rock hopping to Storm Pk B's North terminus from there. Essentially full summer conditions on that entire route already |