Kiener’s Route, East Face of Long’s peakSeptember 21
Kiener’s Route, Long’s Peak, July 18 – 19, 2009
Alison and I wanted to practice our mountaineering for the Matterhorn so the Kiener’s Route on the east face of Long’s Peak was a good choice for something comparable.
We went up to the Battle Mountain Campsite with Jason and Kristen Reid
Alison and I left the next morning for Kiener’s Route.
Dawn light over Chasm Lake
Up on the start of Broadway, a long ledge that goes beneath the Diamond.
This should be a painting someday!
Alison doing the delicate ’step-across’ section, with 900 feet of exposure should you mis-step…..
The first pitch off Broadway is a 5-4 sort of thing.
We’ll skip ahead to the last roped pitch. Last time we were on the climb we
missed this easier exit and ended up on a 5/8 pitch. We saw another
party this time do the same error.
Alison heading for the summit.
We met Tim And Austin back at Battle Mountain. They had just been on ‘Pervertical Sanctuary’ on the Diamond, a 5/10C
