RMNP 2014

The trip report on this page represents the 1st time I have been to the summit of Longs Peak.

I can see Longs Peak from my living room window, and one of my favorite ways to spend a day is an adventure to the summit. I have put together a "Longs Peak Page" summarizing the routes I have done on Longs Peak. Check it out by clicking the link above.

Other routes I've climbed on Longs Peak: The Beaver (5.5) + Clark's Arrow (3rd) + Gorrell's Traverse (5.4) • Keyhole Ridge (5.5-5.6) • Keyhole Route (~14.5 miles, 5100 ft gain, 3rd, summer) • Keyhole Route (~14.5 miles, 5100 ft gain, early spring ascent) • Kiener's (4th) • Cables Route on North Face (summer, 5.4) • Cables Route on North Face (winter & spring ascents, M2) • Cables Route on North Face (downclimb, 5.4) • The Loft + Clark's Arrow (3rd, mod snow, spring) • The Trough (3rd, mod snow, spring) • The Diamond (multiple routes, 5.10a-5.12a) • East side Keyboard to Upper Keyhole (3rd) via "A Walk in the Park" Traverse (aka "The Great Wheel") (~15 miles, rock up to 5.4, 13 hours car to car) • East side Keyboard to Upper Keyhole (3rd) via Estes Skyline High Route (~50 miles, rock up to 5.4, 3.5 days)

To Diamond Beta Page

The trip report on this page represents the 1st time I have climbed the Diamond.

I cannot seem to get enough of this amazing alpine wall of granite, and I keep wanting to come back. I have put together a "Diamond Beta Page" summarizing the main methods of approach and descent as well as summarizing/comparing the time stats of the various approaches and descents I have taken. Check it out by clicking the link above.

Other routes I've climbed on The Diamond: Ariana 2014 (5.12a, 6p, ~800') • Ariana 2021 (5.12a, 6p, ~800') • Black Dagger (5.11a, 3p) (+ D7 Pitches 1&2 (5.10b, 2p)) • Casual Route (5.10a, 8p, ~800') • Curving Vine (5.11a, 6p, ~800') + Forrest Finish above Table Ledge (5.9, 2p) to summit • D1 (5.12a, 7p, ~1200') • D7 (5.11c, 5p, ~800') • The Obelisk Pitches 4-6 (5.11b, 3p, ~210') • Pervertical Sanctuary (5.10d, 6p, ~800') • Yellow Wall Pitches 1-4 + Forrest Finish (5.10d-11b, 6p, ~800')

Other routes I've climbed on The Spearhead:

Age Axe (5.10b, 6p) • All Two Obvious (5.11d, 8p) • Barb, The (5.10, 9p) • East Prow (5.9+/10b, 6p) • Kingfisher, The (5.11, 7p) • North Ridge (5.6-5.8, 6-8p) • Scimitar + Stone Monkey (5.12a, 5p) • Spear Me the Details (5.11d, 9p) • Sykes' Sickle 2014 (5.9+, 7p) • Sykes' Sickle 2022 (5.9+, 7p)

Category: Colorado (RMNP)Summit Elev: 14,255 ft (Longs); 13,700 ft (Table Ledge at top of Ariana); 12,575 ft (Spearhead) Rock Type: Granite
Date: August 5-8, 2014 (Tue-Fri)Trip Report #: 173Partners: solo (Climb 1) / Nate Beckwith (Climb 2) / Eric Schweitzer (Climb 3)

3 Climbs in ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK:

LONGS PEAK, Keyhole Route (~14.5 miles, 5100 ft gain, 3rd)
THE DIAMOND (on LONGS Peak), Ariana (5.12a, 6p)
THE SPEARHEAD, Sykes Sickle (5.9+, 8p)

Climbing three popular RMNP objectives: Longs Peak, The Diamond, and The Spearhead.

This was my first trip to RMNP. I moved to Boulder in June 2019, and RMNP became my alpine playground!

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Devil's Tower (several routes), WY

3 Day Visit to Eldorado Canyon (The Naked Edge and various other routes), CO

RMNP 2014

LONGS PEAK, Keyhole Route (~14.5 miles, 5100 ft gain, 3rd)

THE DIAMOND (on LONGS Peak), Ariana (5.12a, 6p)

THE SPEARHEAD, Sykes Sickle (5.9+, 8p)

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