Longs Peak, at 14,259 ft, pokes well above much of the landscape ... to the sunlit summit – called The Diamond -- is the site of some of the more famous rock-climbing challenges and adventures in the ...

Vigilance, patience, sure footing, and a good deal of lucky timing are needed to successfully climb this peak. In local parlance, Colorado's Longs Peak is known as a 14er. Rising over 14,000 feet ...

Umstead will be one of 80 competitors from 10 countries competing Saturday and Sunday on walls outside the Longmont Climbing ...

Unlike the more hard-core hikers who tackle Colorado’s Longs Peak in a single day (requiring start times around 3:00 a.m.), I had chosen the more leisurely two-day approach thanks to a campsite at ...

The only 14er in Rocky Mountain National Park, Longs Peak towers 14,259 feet above sea ... awe-inspiring vistas can be viewed for most of the climb. The arduous trek requires a significant amount ...