Longs Peak in Colorado is one of the most challenging of the 58 14ers, ... The difficulty ranges from the easier class one day hikes to class four climbs that require more than one day to scale.

Longs Peak, 14,259 feet, ... He says the nearly 16-mile round-trip up Longs’ Keyhole Route is straightforward in the summer, but people still have difficulty in the best of conditions.

A third fatality on Longs Peak this summer makes this one of the deadliest years for the mountain. John M. Regan, a 57-year-old from Wichita, Kan., died Saturday after falling about 300 feet from T… ...

Longs Peak is the 15th highest peak in Colorado. ... deadly peaks due to its easy access and high visitation by Front Range climbers and out-of-state visitors, despite its difficulty.

Longs Peak is one of the world's most dangerous hikes, so says Outside Magazine. ... An average of one person a year dies on the mountain, and with a difficulty rating of Class 3, ...

The body found on Longs Peak has been identified as Russell Jacobs, 25, of Westminster. Jacobs had called for help late Friday afternoon, Sept. 16, after he became lost in deteriorating weather.

Longs Peak is about 140 miles northwest of Denver. ... group was on a mountaineering route on Longs Peak and that a few members reported having some degree of distress and difficulty. ...

According to Bird’s account in her book, “A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains,” her ascent of Longs Peak was quite a challenge, not made any easier by her hiking attire: Victorian-era boots and a ...

The 11 Green Berets, who belong to the 10th Special Forces Group based at Fort Carson, Colorado, were conducting a mountain training exercise Thursday at Longs Peak that was only supposed to last ...

English adventurer and writer Isabella Bird’s legacy is being kept alive as mountaineers climb Longs Peak in commemoration of Bird’s ascent 150 years ago.