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Long's
Peak: Epic Winter Ascent
Aron Ralston
Away I went, feeling as strong and
prepared as I've ever felt for climbing a winter 14er. Via the
iced-over Keyhole Route, I summited Longs Peak for my 41st winter
14er solo in 4-1/2 hours...
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Continued
Longs Peak Winter Solo,
14,255’
1/25/03
Aron Ralston
Published 8/01/03
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7. The
Keyhole at 13,150' above the Boulderfield. |
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8. Read the January 2003 edition of Rock and Ice
(Issue #121) for the full story of Vaille's and her partner Kiener's
epic ascent of the East Face (via Lamb's Slide, Broadway, and the
Notch Couloir) in Jan. 1925.
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9. A self-portrait amongst the rime-plastered rocks
of the Keyhole.
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10. My first view of the slabby traverse across the West Face to
get into the Trough Couloir.
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11. Looking up the Trough Couloir, with a lot of exposed rocks.
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12. At 13,250' at the bottom of the Trough Couloir, I put in a
favorite Crystal Method CD and cranked my way up the rock-strewn
gully, staying mostly on the snow runnels but moving back to the
rocks when the sub-surface ice got closer to the surface.
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13. A view down the Trough from the middle of the 500' couloir
climb.
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