cdmike112 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drederek Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I appreciate the pics, thanks. I've been curious about Longs for a few years now. The rock looks more like Washington granite than Yosemite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenwesh Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 pervertical ain't 5.11... incredible route, incredible place. I love the diamond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdmike112 Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Newest guides call it 11a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 would wearing sticky rubber approach shoes tame the O/W a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Lets have a 12 page thread about whether its 5.11 or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 reminds me of the Black Elk spraydown about the 5.11 O/W pitch. A full pitch of #4 camalots is 5.11 in my book unless you're Wayne Wallace and have balloon hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenwesh Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 the OW is 10a... the crux pitch is old school 10c, kinda physical but never desperate and fully deserving of its 5 star rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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