FKT: Joseph DeMoor - Longs Peak Grand Slam (CO) - 2024-10-05

Athletes
Route variation
Grand Slam
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
Finish date
Total time
4h 31m 25s
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For someone who hasn’t spent a ton of time around Longs Peak this route feels like an introductory course to what the mountain has to offer. This route has a great mix of terrain- from a trail superhighway packed with people to the more remote sides of the peak where route finding can mean the difference of class 2-3 and class 5 pretty fast. 

No gpx file today, unsupported, went off of memory from earlier in the summer and tried to improve upon that day- the beauty of FKT’s like this. I had all five summits to myself thanks to the brutal wind. 
 

I understand why people become enamored with Longs (+ the surrounding peaks) and end up dedicating large portions of their lives to exploring all it has to offer.