Climb Longs Peak in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park via the Keyhole Route on this challenging day hike. 5280 Promotions; ... a two-story stone hut at 12,750 feet. Photo by Ethan Welty / Aurora ...

On Jan. 10, 1925, his climbing partner, Agnes Vaille, perished on Longs Peak. Vaille was from a wealthy family, while in contrast, ... Kiener lived in a stone shelter hut below the summit.

At 14,259 feet (4,346 meters) above sea level, Longs Peak is the highest mountain in the park and the 15th highest in Colorado. Originally Published: September 6, 2018 at 10:17 PM MDT Share this: ...

In those days, Longs Peak resembled a peak in the Alps, with a staffed hut at 12,750 feet where overnight guests could get hot meals and then climb the mountain with a guide. (The hut closed in 1937.) ...

Cook’s stories from the “hotel” — a 14-by-18-foot building at 12,750 feet on the flank of Longs — feel relevant now but still surprise. I nod knowingly as he tells about the hotel’s roof being ripped ...

That's normally when snow has receded enough to hike and climb Rocky Mountain National Park's popular Longs Peak. But this year park officials are urging visitors to wait to attempt the 14,259 ...

The arrow points out Dave Rearick as he climbs the Diamond route of Longs Peak in August 1960. Chasm Lake is below and behind him. Bob Kamps, above, joined David Rearick on the historic climb.