Our camp site at Long's Peak Campground

20122091

Dan chillin at the campground before the big hike (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

Relaxing after setting up camp

20122092

Looking NE at Estes Cone from Long's Peak campground

20122093

Summit of Estes Cone

20122095

Campfire

20122096

Kurt and Keith getting things ready for the hike

20122098

Dan and hiking partner Keith Brown, Long's Peak trail head. 4:00 a.m. (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

5:45 a.m. Heading toward Chasm Lake trail intersection with Long's Peak trail

20121989

Kurt Hansen Taking a quick break by the trail cairn

20121993

Pre-dawn. Long's Peak trail below Chasm Junction. (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

Chasm Lake Trail and Long's Peak Trail junction. Just before sunrise, heading towards the boulder field.

20121995

Chasm Junction, just after 6:00 a.m., as we head to the Boulder Field (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

Sunrise over Twin Sisters north peak

20122002

Twin Sisters Sunrise (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

Sunrise over Twin Sisters mountain

20122007

Keith and Kurt heading toward Granite Pass

20122009

Another sunrise shot through the clouds and smoky haze

20122010

Kurt with Long's in the center and Storm Peak the right

20122015

Long's Peak and South Long's (left) loom above the tundra

20122017

Marmot packing on the pounds for winter

20122018

The east face of Long's Peak - The Diamond - at sunrise

20122019

Looking across the boulder field. Long's to the left. Storm Peak on the right

20122020

Storm Peak from the boulder field

20122021

Zoom shot of climbers in the keyhole just after 7:00 a.m.

20122022

Keith Brown, Dan Snyders, approaching the Boulder Field with the Keyhole in the distance (Image: Kurt Hansen)

The boulder field

20122023

Kurt and Keith in the boulder field

20122024

Hikers clustering in the Keyhole

20122025

Warming hut just below the Keyhole

20122027

Agnes Vaille Memorial Hut

20122028

Keith and Dan in the Boulder Field

Steep Climb to the Keyhole

20122030

Kurt at the warming hut

20122032

Dan approaching the warming hut (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

Rock formations looking north from just below the Keyhole

20122035

Kurt ascending to the Keyhole

20122036

Dan and Keith, taking a brief rest in the warming hut. Smile, Keith! (Image: Kurth Hansen)

The Keyhole

20122037

Keith goes through the Keyhole

20122039

Dan moving past the Keyhole to face The Ledges on the west ridge (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

West side of the Keyhole. Keyboard of the Winds shadow stretches across Glacier Gorge

20122040

Black Lake (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

Following the bullseyes Above Dan) heading toward the the Ledges

20122042

A quick break after getting through the most dangerous part of The Ledges (Image courtesy of Kurt Hansen)

Kurt "The Marmot" Hansen

20122043

Cliffs above the Keyhole route, west ridge of Long's Peak

20122044

Jewel Lake and Mills Lake, Glacier Gorge, from the Keyhole Route

20122045