The Eleventh Edition of the classic guide to climbing Longs Peak, first published in 1946. Includes geology, history, a guide to climbing the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, climbing history and statistics, with a topographic map of the Longs Peak trail on the back cover. Convenient 6" x 9" size fits in your pack to carry up the trail. This new edition revised and updated to 2005 by Stan Adamson, editor of the 9th and 10th editions.
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"Longs Peak: Its Story and a Climbing Guide . . . the most useful history of Longs Peak from the mid-20th century" -- Longs Peak: The Story of Colorado's Favorite Fourteener (ISBN 1565794974) by Dougald MacDonald, 2004
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Paul Nesbit first climbed Longs Peak in 1924, and was employed by Mrs. Enos A. Mills of the Longs Peak Inn. His last climb up Longs was in 1965, as a trip leader for the Colorado Mountain Club. He worked as a Ranger Naturalist in Rocky Mountain and Yosemite National Parks. He kept a written record of his trips for over 50 years, which covers more than 4,900 outings averaging more than hine hours each. His records show 125 climbs of Longs Peak.
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This book belongs in your pack!,
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If you want a real trail guide, Paul Nesbit's Longs Peak its story and a climbing Guide is the book you need. It is compact and easy to take along, has all the trails and some fun narrative to read when you stop for lunch. I live in Colorado and I recommend this guide for trail hikers as well as climbers. You will learn important rules of high altitude trekking that are helpful wherever you go in this beautiful state.
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This guide has been very helpful as a preview of what we can see and have also used it to plan our trip. We refer to it often and will be taking it with us when we travel.
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Nesbit is well qualified by many many years of writing about Colorado's Mountains and particularly Rocky Mountain National Park. A fun read.
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In north-central Colorado, almost exactly half way between Canada and Mexico, lies one of the nation's best known mountain peaks. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unroped fall, cable route, east face, free climbing, climbing season, climbing guide, climbing routes, first ascent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paul Nesbit, Chasm Lake, Van Diver, Lady Washington, Estes Park, Yellow Wall, Agnes Vaille, Glacier Gorge, Layton Kor, Mills Glacier, National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park, Mills Moraine, Enos Mills, Wild Basin, Bear Lake, False Keyhole, North Chimney, Pikes Peak, Granite Pass, Home Stretch, Jim Detterline, King of Swords, Lambs Slide, Roger Briggs New!
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In north-central Colorado, almost exactly half way between Canada and Mexico, lies one of the nation's best known mountain peaks. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unroped fall, cable route, east face, free climbing, climbing season, climbing guide, climbing routes, first ascent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paul Nesbit, Chasm Lake, Van Diver, Lady Washington, Estes Park, Yellow Wall, Agnes Vaille, Glacier Gorge, Layton Kor, Mills Glacier, National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park, Mills Moraine, Enos Mills, Wild Basin, Bear Lake, False Keyhole, North Chimney, Pikes Peak, Granite Pass, Home Stretch, Jim Detterline, King of Swords, Lambs Slide, Roger Briggs New!
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- Long's Peak: The Story of Colorado's Favorite Fourteener by Dougald MacDonald in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- How to Rock Climb!, 4th (How To Climb Series) by John Long on page 45, and Back Matter
- Garden of Gods by Paul W. Nesbit in Front Matter
- Rocky Mountain National Park Hiking by Kent Dannen in Back Matter
- Rock Climbing by Libby Peter in Back Matter
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- Rocky Mountain National Park: High Peaks: The Climber's Guide by Bernard Gillett on 4 pages
- Rocky Mountain National Park: Estes Park Valley: The Climber's Guide by Bernard Gillett on page 279, page 282, and Back Matter
- Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide by Lisa Foster on page 51
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