Alpine sunrises make waking up at 2am worth it. Ben Hogan and I silouheted by the sun rising over the East Face approach of Long's Peak. Now if only the sun had warmed the place up a little, we would've been in business.

a picture from longs peak on a summit push in early January

A view of the infamous East Face of Long's Peak from a 13,000 footer that we quickly learned was actually NOT the approach for Long's, but instead it's own little mountain. Guess that's what topo maps are for.

Just minutes before, Longs Peak was in plain view against a background of blue sky. Now hardly anything can be seen of the massive 14er as clouds and snow blow in.

I took this the day before I climbed the peak in mid-June.

Steve avoiding the ice on the rocks. The ice really added to the the thrill of the Homestretch.

Since Longs Peak was hidden amongst a mass of snow and clouds, I opted to take a shot of the surrounding peaks.

I'm tired, therefore I sleep. So you want 40 characters. . . Trip over own feet Fall in snow Discover snow feels more comfy than own bed Close eyes Sleep Snore Drool

Me doing what I do best, going no where fast with no purpose at all. Photo by Randy Wong.

This was taken in mid-June on the good snow climb that the Trough offered.

The sunset christmas day on the front range of Colorado was incredible. Here Meeker & Longs show through the bare trees.

On our decent from a Winter attempt on the North Face of Long's Peak. 70mph+ winds.

This is the 500 year drought here in Colorado. The Fire danger is listed at MODERATE at the time this was taken, and you can understand why when you see the picture. Thats a river of Gasoline that you see flowing down from the mountains, and thats why we have statewide fire bans now.

A view of Mills Lake in May 2003. Longs Peak can be seen as the high square-topped peak up and to the left of center.

This is a shot I took of Longs while hiking the Keyhole Route.

The north face and Diamond of Longs Peak on a perfect June day. Taken June 14, 2002.

An early morning view from the Homestretch on the Keyhole route. Taken July 14, 2002.

This is looking down at Mills Glacier from the bivy ledge one pitch below Table Ledge.

This photo is looking up at D1 from the base. From this perspective the route is very foreshortened and it is difficult to make out the route's length. Notice the portaledge high on the wall--I believe this was a team working The Honeymoon Is Over.

Picture of Long's Peak from northwest of the mountain atop RMNP.

A view of the Keyhole from the Boulderfield on Longs Peak. Notice the shelter on the left corner. Photo taken with a Sony DSC-F717 by Ian Powell [August 2003].