TR: Long's Peak- Loft ascent, Keplinger descent. 5.4.08

[goldenboy]

And I have one question, is she ever not smiling?

Not always, just usually

that looks like a fun day, thanks for sharing.
also, is it me, or does this have eric roner's name written all over it?

No doubt. I'm pretty sure the park service wouldn't approve, but a ski-baser ought to get on that one.

Ya, but it is a killer 800' (update: Boulder field is 12,700, so I'd give the NF more like 1200')

Oops, I let you look at the map again

so, gb, when are you slogging up Harvard?

Not soon enough...

[jon turner]

Nice work there guys! GB, you're getting close. Props to that.

[Huckwheat]

Hey GB.....remember when we hiked Torries (sp?) with our alpine gear on our backs and skied Dead Dog (summer of '96 I believe). Was that your first 14er ski? Or did you already have a few to your name?
--I would like to take credit for starting you on this, but truth is I thought that ski was crazy at the time and wouldnt have dropped in if you weren't so damn convinced we had to.

[goldenboy]

Hey GB.....remember when we hiked Torries (sp?) with our alpine gear on our backs and skied Dead Dog (summer of '96 I believe). Was that your first 14er ski? Or did you already have a few to your name?
--I would like to take credit for starting you on this, but truth is I thought that ski was crazy at the time and wouldnt have dropped in if you weren't so damn convinced we had to.

Grays was actually first, but I believe that Torrey's was 2nd. I definitely remember climbing the Kelso ridge with our skis and I kept hitting my ski tips on all the rock moves. What was crazy about skiing dead dog, I don't remember that part?

[lemon boy]

and that right there folks is the difference between the size and quality of GB's ballzz and huckwheat's.

[cjw]

Ya, but it is a killer 800' (update: Boulder field is 12,700, so I'd give the NF more like 1200')

Oops, I let you look at the map again

Hey, at least I got it right that it was downhill!

[Agave Afish]

Thanks for the TR, another awesome day spent with gb, mbsc, don pedro and cjw. It's called Longs because it is Long x 2. So awesome to ski the peak I can almost see from my house if Meeker were not in the way. My 2nd 14er with mbsc, yet we have spent 30 or so hrs together. Can we do something shorter next time?

[smitchell333]

Well done. This is probably the line that I should aim for on Longs too.

[TyWebb]

and that right there folks is the difference between the size and quality of GB's ballzz and huckwheat's.

The scary thing is that Huckwheat's balls are this big:

[Ireallyliketoski2]

Well done. This is probably the line that I should aim for on Longs too.

Do it soon if you can. You could run into some issues when that upper section is melted out, nothing too heinous, but nothing fun either.

[smitchell333]

^^^^^Yeah - probably not in the cards though since I have plans this weekend and the next.

[goldenboy]

Glad someone posted those before I got back from work and got a chance to!

[homi]

another one bites the dust...

way to show off, finishing before dark and all.

[lemon boy]

meh, the only way he psyched himself up for those is by repeating over and over and over:
goldenboy would do it

[Don Pedro]

Wanted to post a couple shots from the trip.



A little cliffy.








What do you mean "one at a time"?


The route is in there somewhere

[jpcm]

GB thanks for the trip report and the boot pack. we went up there yesterday. Ended up skipping the summit and skiing back down the loft...weather was getting interesting. the snow was cornarific. good luck finishing them off.
jpcm