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.

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 ...

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.