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Elevation: 13,500 ft
GPS: 40.25875, -105.62295
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This is a section of the famous Long's Peak approached via Glacier Gorge. At least one route on snow/ice/mixed wanders up from this basin.

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Park at the Glacier Gorge Junction trailhead (a mile below Bear Lake), and follow signs to cliff-ringed Black Lake at 5 miles. Cross the lake at the outlet boulders and follow up the East side. Scramble over talus and ledges up to the snow. The route is the longest finger of snow and reaches up into the NW face of the mountain

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Classic Climbing Routes at Long's Peak (western aspect)

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● The Trough
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● The Trough
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Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine
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The Trough is the continuous snow ribbon running from the bottom of the picture up into the shadows of the NW face. The narrows and homestretch are around the corner from the snow at the top of the sunlit broad shoulder in the right half of the picture.
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