Longs Peak Log
8/18/2004
TIME DISTANCE
time of day h:m trip total segment trip total WAYPOINT ELEV COMMENTS
5:25 AM Ranger Station 9,400
3:00 5.15 to
8:25 AM 3:00 5.15 Chasm Lake 11,400 includes 1.4 mile 1 hour error (went left instead of right)
1:00 2.05 to
9:25 AM 4:00 7.20 Boulder Field 12,750 faces east on east side of Longs Peak
0:35 0.20 to
10:00 AM 4:35 7.40 Keyhole 13,150 separates e from w on n side of Lngs Pk at top of Blder Fld
0:10 0.10 to
10:10 AM 4:45 7.50 T raverse 13,150 moves lateral north to south on the west side
0:20 0.60 to
10:30 AM 5:05 8.10 Trough 13,850 is large (300 yds wide) crevice that goes up from raverse/Ledge
0:45 0.20 to
11:15 AM 5:50 8.30 Notch 13,850 crosses over from the west side back to the east side at top of Trough
0:05 0.10 to
11:20 AM 5:55 8.40 Narrows 13,750 narrow ledge approx 30 yards long x 3 feet wide moves lateral from s to n
0:20 0.40 to
11:40 AM 6:15 8.80 Homestretch is a 500 foot climb on the east side to the top
0:45 0.10 to
12:25PM 0:35 7:00 8.90 Top 14,255 is about a football field size
0:20 0.10 to
1:20 PM 7:55 9.00 Homestretch
0:20 0.40 to
1:40 PM 8:15 9.40 Narrows
0:05 0.10 to
1:45 PM 8:20 9.50 Notch
0:05 0.20 to
1:50 PM 8:25 9.70 Trough
0:25 0.60 to
2:15 PM 8:50 10.30 Traverse/Ledge
0:15 0.10 to
2:30 PM 9:05 10.40 Keyhole
0:30 0.20 to
3:00 PM 9 :35 10.60 Boulder Field
1:10 2.05 to
4:10 PM 10:45 12.65 Chasm Lake
2:15 3.75 to
6:25 PM 13:00 16.40 Longs Peak Ranger Station
total time 13:00 16.40 total miles