Longs Peak trail via keyhole during Oct 11 2024

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Re: Longs Peak trail via keyhole during Oct 11 2024

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Sorry I don't have the photos from that post -- not sure why it was deleted.

I think your worries are pretty rational, the west side always looks different than the east this time of year. I wrote this which may help,

https://justinsimoni.com/2021/10/10/lon ... resources/
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Thanks! Very informative page.
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You can also send them the link to RMNP’s webcams, which is in the second post to this thread by daway8. Still-visible dustings of white, especially on north-ish-facing and shady surfaces…kinda like what they’d be dealing with on the Ledges and in the Trough.
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Current conditions from NPS: https://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/ ... report.htm
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Re: Longs Peak trail via keyhole during Oct 11 2024

Post by smoove »

Thanks, guys. It took a little doing, but I’ve convinced them that we should go for Blue Sky from Echo Lake instead. A similarly epic route in terms of distance and gain. Without the spiciness of potentially killer dropoffs when ice is added to the recipe. ;)
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