There is only one 14,000 ft. Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park and it is Longs Peak. Being the stand-alone 14,000 ft. peak in “The Park”, Longs Peak draws in large crowds on a year-round basis. But, these crowds can be dispersed among the variety of hiking and climbing routes that Longs Peak provides.

Longs Peak has more routes than any other mountain in the country – over 120, from exposed scrambles to cutting-edge difficulty, and pure rock to ice and mixed climbs. The Longs Peak trail starts at 9,405 feet. Before long, the trees disappear and the wind-scoured alpine zone starts to feel like another planet, a feeling that only increase the farther you venture toward the 14,259-foot summit. For being so close to town, Longs Peak can seem astronomically removed. Its largest aspect, the intimidating East Face or “The Diamond”, rises 1,700 vertical feet from the Mills Glacier to its summit.

Come hike the exposed ledges and trails or climb the significant face of the Diamond with Sarah in the warmer months of the summer.