Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado — August 10, 2009

Full trip report

Twin Sisters The Moon above Longs Peak Still sleepy Near the Chasm Lake junction Good morning sunshine First view of the Keyhole ridge The Keyhole On the way to the Trough Glacier Gorge Mountains around us Entering the Trough On the Narrows Pile of rocks The Homestretch South ridge of Longs Peak and Mount Meeker Longs Peak summit, 14255 ft Chasm Lake and Mills Glacier Chasm Lake View from the top of Longs Peak Taking a photo Flat top of Longs Peak View from the top of Longs Peak At the edge of the abyss A little pyramid and a trail sign where the Homestretch reaches the summit plateau Going down the Homestretch The Narrows The Narrows Exiting the Narrows View from the top of the Trough Southwest ridge of Longs Peak At the Chockstone Around the Chockstone View of the Trough from the Chockstone. At the Trough The Keyhole from the west Boulder Field through the Keyhole The Keyhole from the east Memorial hut near the Keyhole Memorial hut is open The Keyhole from the east The Boulder Field In the memorial hut Memorial hut and the Keyhole