Trip: Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park - Pervertical Sanctuary - The Diamond
Date: 8/20/2013
Trip Report:
I had the opportunity to climb the Diamond on Longs Peak on August 20th. We bivied at in the Chasm Cirque and started simul-climbing the North Chimney to Broadway at 5:30am. We arrived at the base of Pervertical and started climbing around 7:00am. We topped out on table ledge at 11:30am and then proceeded up Keeners to the summit of Longs.
In total we climbed roughly 1400ft, 600ft of that being the North Chimney and 6 pitches (800ft) on the Diamond proper.
Looking down the first pitch of Pervertical
The 5.11 crux pitch at 13500ft
The 180ft 5.10 OW pitch at the end of Pervertical
Another shot of the OW pitch
The 5.9 pitch to Table Ledge from the top of the Pervertical column.
Gear Notes:
Double Rack to a #4 Camalot, set of nuts, 10 runners
Approach Notes:
Approach via the Longs Peak trail to Chasm Lake