where do i camp to climb longs?
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ballinbu
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where do i camp to climb longs?
i tried to search for an answer to this question but i couldn't find one. any help would be appreciated. i'm planning on heading up this evening from denver to climb longs. i'm not sure where to camp.. should i just pack a backpacking pack and walk till the sun goes down and hope i find a spot to set up shop in the rain? because that's pretty much my loose plan as of now. help a brotha out! and am i supposed to get a permit? thanks y'all!
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SchralpTheGnar
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Re: where do i camp to climb longs?
You need a permit and a bear canister and reservations. If you want to do something like you describe, go outside of RMNP/IP.
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Tory Wells
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Re: where do i camp to climb longs?
On short notice, the best you'll be able to do is sleep discretely in your vehicle at/near the trailhead.
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"We knocked the bastard off." Hillary, 1953
"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Hillary, 2003
Couldn't we all use 50 years of humble growth?
-Steve Gladbach
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Jon Frohlich
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Re: where do i camp to climb longs?
I was going to say "at home" but the above is about your only other option.Tory Wells wrote:On short notice, the best you'll be able to do is sleep discretely in your vehicle at/near the trailhead.
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ballinbu
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Re: where do i camp to climb longs?
copy that. guess i'll just wake up super early tomrw. less fun, but at least i won't be pissing anyone off 
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herdbull
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Re: where do i camp to climb longs?
check your PM's.
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spiderman
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Re: where do i camp to climb longs?
If you go after dark, you can put down a sleeping bag and ground pad in the adjacent picnic area by the TH. Wake up before sunrise and start your hike. I had no problem with that scheme even on a busy Friday night/Saturday morning. Alternatively sleep in your car like most of the other hikers.
