"Summited the very mountain that greets me every morning! I'd been dreaming of scaling this peak my entire life, with it's austere, ever-present figure rising from the northern Front Range. I made the attempt with my dad, as a bit of a father-son history climb--his grandfather (my great grandpa) had been one of the first to summit Longs WAYYY back in the late 1880s--and although my dad didn't make it to the top, we still experienced an incredible adventure together. The reason he didn't summit, and yet I did, was due to summit fever hitting me HARD on the Trough. With some sketchy clouds rolling in from the southwest, and snow beginning to fall for the last hour or so (it was about 11:00 at this time), I pushed ahead to the Homestretch and narrowly bagged a summit before heading back down to meet my dad at the top of the Trough. Although he was only 100-200 feet from the summit, he made the wise decision to descend for fear of lightning. Most of the other hikers at this time made a similar decision; the gray clouds were worrisome. The Keyhole and the Boulderfield were both our favorite parts, although my dad definitely did NOT appreciate the exposure on the Narrows... overall great ..." — ericmellott • Sep 13, 2025

"Second favorite 14er hike! Keyhole route was so cool and a little easier than expected but definitely scared me in a few sections. Not the best views but incredible class 3 scrambling. " — lizzieamancio • Aug 19, 2025

"Trip up the keyhole route with Anna Nick Jake Diego Tim and Virgil. Supported Virgil partway down the boulderfield after he got hurt, but luckily was able to turn around and catch up with the rest of the group as they pushed for summit. Very flat at the top, very playful route. Long but awesome day overall and saw a moose at the Battle Mountain CG on the way down." — benyboy • Oct 11, 2024

"Hiked 6 miles out to the Boulderfield from the Longs Peak TH, camped in the Boulderfield that night, climbed the Keyhole route the next morning (which I was not anticipating to be as technical of a climb as it was) and climbed 2.38 miles out and back from the Boulderfield to the summit, hiked back to the TH from the Boulderfield, arriving back at 3:55 pm on August 29. Incredible 1.5 days in the mountains. Do you research before this route, it requires some insight and it was tremendously helpful to be hiking/climbing with someone who knew the route (as he had done it a month prior). " — Katamount • Aug 29, 2024

"Second Long’s ascent. This time via Cables Route (North Face). Took about 13 hours and let me tell ya, I respect Sherpas even more than I already did after hauling a rope to the top of the mountain🤣🤣" — LGH-Dan • Jul 22, 2022

"We got to the Keyhole by sunrise. It rained very briefly, but that made it a little slippery on the way up. It was kind of foggy but half of it cleared by the time we got to the top, so we still got incredible views. The picture of the keyhole is from the way down." — matthewanderson • Jul 6, 2022

"I'd been staring at this beautiful majestic Mountain for 3 years and never thought I would have the courage or stamina to get to the top but after putting in the hard work I was able to do it and it was one of the most amazing days I've ever had on a mountain. I had amazing weather, amazing people to help me through the class 3, amazing views, and overall an amazing time that I will cherish forever! " — CheshireKatt13 • Aug 27, 2021

"Longs Peak - Storm Peak - Mt Lady Washington (attempt) - Battle Mountain - Pine Ridge 23.61km with 1,447m gain in 8:30 car-to-car In Canada, even the mountains are polite. I have never been kicked out from the mountains in such a way: two hail and thunderstorms within just 2 or 3 hours. 1. Longs Peak, 4,360m Started with a nice weather, summited Longs in under 4 hours. Only to see a storm coming my way. Stayed at the summit not more than 2 minutes: just few photos, one text message and had to hurry down. Almost was done with the traverses and got hit with hail and rain before the keyhole. Rested, had lunch and waited for a weather window at an alpine hut/shelter. 2. Storm Peak, 4,060m The peak had justified its name, the wind gusts were somewhat up to 80-100km/h. In some places had really hold onto the rock in order not to be blown away. Otherwise, very short and straightforward scramble. 3. Mt Lady Washington, 4,037m - attempt Waited and watched for the weather at a camp. Just as soon as started toward its west slopes, another bigger storm rolled in. Had to hide in a hole between camp site's stonewall and a boulder for quite some time. All in all, lost 1:30hrs be..." — alexp • Aug 5, 2018

"A warm spring summit of Longs Peak Via the Loft Couloir and down the Keyhole.Overall the snow quality In the Loft was perfect. The backside and the Keyhole route however, were a completely different story. There was also plenty of post holing to be had in the boulder field below the Keyhole.It made for a very long day. My second summit of Longs Peak! " — IanWright • May 16, 2018

"Flew in Wednesday night from Vegas. Got about 1.5 hours of sleep sitting straight up in the car at the trailhead, then started the hike at 1am. The only real issue we had on the way up was exhaustion due to the lack of sleep. We got rained on for the last few miles back to the trailhead. " — Kevin • Aug 31, 2017