Longs Peak was my first 14er. We were successful on our first attempt. However, we did train for it. Our two training hikes were-jomagam wrote:That's my hunch as well. Unless you are experienced in scrambling or technical rock climbing and in great shape. I know people whose first 14er was Capitol, but they satisfied both criteria. Which 13er routes did you do ?Somewhat of a prick wrote:I would suggest other peaks before Longs for a first 14er.
1) To Chasm Lake and back
2) To the Keyhole and back
I was fairly comfortable with scrambling.
A really excellent training hike, to tell you if you are truely ready for Longs peak would be this- Lawn Lake Trailhead to lawn lake, to the pass, and then summit Hagues Peak. If you make it all the way to Hagues and back, you should be ready for Longs Peak. There is even some class 3 at the end.
http://exploringandwine.blogspot.com/20 ... art-1.html
BTW I recommend you stick to the Keyhole route.