Long's Peak 7/06 - VinceDAmico's Photos

Mark, Rookie, some of Rookie's work buddies, and I hiked to the top of Long's Peak which tops out at 14,259 ft

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VinceDAmico > we decided to go with the direct route that Mike and Rookie did before which is basically a 4,000 vertical shot right up the skree bowl. Sandbeach Lake here was base camp, a quick 4 mile hike in to start. Perfect water temp for swimming

VinceDAmico > nice view of some lower peaks from the camp spot

VinceDAmico > Chapin and I leaving a little later than group 1 on summit day, 5:30AM. The peak in front is Mt. Meeker which stands at 13,911, Long's is around the left side in this picture. Perfect blue bird day for hiking a 14'er

VinceDAmico > a good view of the long hike ahead of us, Long's Peak is on the right

VinceDAmico > It's funny still seeing snow pockets at the beginning of July. This is also another good shot of the hike coming up, we'll shoot right up the V in the middle. Pick a route any route

VinceDAmico > Chapin coming up the skree field. It was a workout to say the least. From base camp to the summit was roughly a 4,000 vertical climb in 5 miles?...pretty steep

VinceDAmico > Mark grinding it out. Badass side story about Chapin: he calls me while driving back from backpacking the Wind River range in WY with Steve and I tell him we're on our way to bag Long's. So he decides to stop home, repack/restock, and then come climb a 14'er with us last minute. He's my hero...:)

VinceDAmico > making our way up the chute. At this point I'm trying not to send large boulders down at Mark's head so we made sure to zigzag up

we decided to go with the direct route that Mike and Rookie did before which is basically a 4,000 vertical shot right up the skree bowl. Sandbeach Lake here was base camp, a quick 4 mile hike in to start. Perfect water temp for swimming

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