Very sad, I had been following this and had hoped for better but feared this was going to be the outcome, RIP.
Alan
Longs peak hiker missing
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GA_peach
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Re: Longs peak hiker missing
There's a fine line between hardcore and stupidity.
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Re: Longs peak hiker missing
It doesn't take much on Longs... a little ice, hard wind... this was a late August trip a few years back.
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Re: Longs peak hiker missing
Yikes. That would be a deal-breaker for me, if only because I would assume that the Narrows would also be like that. (note: that's the Ledges, right? Or is that Keplingers in the background?)
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DoctorBreaks
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Re: Longs peak hiker missing
When I climbed Long's in early late October it was much worse than that. The Narrows were covered.Hungry Jack wrote:Yikes. That would be a deal-breaker for me, if only because I would assume that the Narrows would also be like that. (note: that's the Ledges, right?)
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Re: Longs peak hiker missing
The ledges were where this hiker fell...that pic appears to be the narrows. In dry conditions the ledges are easy to follow because of the bulls eyes painted on the rocks. There is a decent amount of ups and downs to negotiate the easiest way to the trough. With snow, ice, 80mph winds it'd be treacherous. RIP to the fallen hiker and condolences to the family.
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Hungry Jack
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Re: Longs peak hiker missing
Yup. I had initially thought that was the Trough in the background, but it's Keplingers. The Ledges aren't quite that exposed save one spot near the Keyhole, IIRC. But any ice or snow changes the dynamic completely.khuff6ft6 wrote:The ledges were where this hiker fell...that pic appears to be the narrows. In dry conditions the ledges are easy to follow because of the bulls eyes painted on the rocks. There is a decent amount of ups and downs to negotiate the easiest way to the trough. With snow, ice, 80mph winds it'd be treacherous. RIP to the fallen hiker and condolences to the family.
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Yeah I remember when I did it, there was snow covering the bulls eyes on the way back. It was pretty hard to find my way back. Had to take a lot of time on a few sections to make sure I was headed the right way. I imagine right now there is so much snow after the storms, that nearly all of them would be covered and route finding could be really tough.Hungry Jack wrote:Yup. I had initially thought that was the Trough in the background, but it's Keplingers. The Ledges aren't quite that exposed save one spot near the Keyhole, IIRC. But any ice or snow changes the dynamic completely.khuff6ft6 wrote:The ledges were where this hiker fell...that pic appears to be the narrows. In dry conditions the ledges are easy to follow because of the bulls eyes painted on the rocks. There is a decent amount of ups and downs to negotiate the easiest way to the trough. With snow, ice, 80mph winds it'd be treacherous. RIP to the fallen hiker and condolences to the family.
"Mountains are not Stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion."
-Anatoli Boukreev
Be humble enough to respect the mountain, but confident enough to climb it.
Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
-Anatoli Boukreev
Be humble enough to respect the mountain, but confident enough to climb it.
Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
