Mission: Summit 3

The Mission: To summit Longs Peak for the 3rd time.

Group: Ryan Barnett and I

The Plan: Yes, I'm a wimp... due to the fact that this will primarily be a night hike (light from headlamps alone really... not much moon tonight) I'll ascend via the keyhole route. I know that route with my eyes closed, so dark should be no different... haha! I've considered other ascent routes, but I don't feel comfortable finding clark's arrow in the dark, and would rather not fall off of Chasm View while doing the north face at night. My plan is to start at 11pm for a summit between 4-5am (ish). Post summit, we'll descend via the loft route. This, in itself will be quite a feat, as finding that dang rock in reverse is considerably more difficult than finding it normally. If time (and physical exhaustion allow), we'll hit 13,000ft on Mt. Meeker just to say that we did it.

Stay tuned here for updates!