Longs Peak - East Face

Might this be the most famous alpine face of the whole Rockies? Certainly very few pieces of rock in North America can rival with the density of high quality climbing. Also remarkable is the variety of routes, from class 4 scrambles and 5.6 alpine outings to hardcore almost-never-in-condition WI6+ ice smears and 5.13c and 5.14a big walls (unsurprisingly, both with FFA from Tommy Caldwell). You can even find mossy A4 nail-ups if that's your thing.

 

Though the Diamond is the main show, the poster also features both lower and upper east walls and Chasm View Wall, as well as a little bit of the north face.

Route List

1: Lamb’s Slide, PD

2: Glendenning’s Arete, 5.4, Crowell, Fay, Glendenning, 1953

3: Bongalong, 5.8, Brown, Smythe et al., 1966/Glassberg, Haas, Miller, 2014

4: Alexander’s Chimney, 5.5/WI4 M4, Alexander, 1922

5: Kor’s Door, 5.9, Hough, Kor, 1958

6: Malander’s Passage, 5.9 R, Malander, Malander, 1963/Covington, Marts, 1965

7: Tight Squeeze, 5.7, Bradley, Mayrose, 1962

8: Stettner’s Ledges, 5.8, Stettner, Stettner, 1927

9: Striped Wall, 5.8 A4, Goss, Kor, 1965

10: Smear of Fear, WI5 M6, Daly, Ferguson, Lowe, 1986

11: Anti-Nuclear Tide, 5.10d A4+ X, Beyer, 1987

12: The Question Mark, 5.11b, Kor, McGee, 1987

13: Endless Summer, 5.12a R, Briggs, Chace, 2006

14: Morning Dew, WI6+ M7 X, Cooper, Donahue, 2000

15: Conditional Love, WI5+/6 M5 R, Fowler, Kempney, 2018

16: Cannonball, WI5+/6 M5 R/X, Cooper, Cordes, 2018

17: Slippery People, 5.12b, Bibler, Davis, 1988/Copp, Cortez, 2002

18: Wrecking Ball, WI6+ M6+ R, Cordes, Stock, 2000

19: Crazy Train, WI5+ R, Cordes, Donahue, 2000

20: Crazy Train Extension, M7, Cooper, Donahue, 2000

21: Diagonal Super Direct, 5.11d, Briggs, Chace, 1987

22: Diagonal Direct, 5.11c, Bossier, Kor, 1963/Achey, Fowler, 1980

23: Diagonal, 5.11b A0, Kor, Northcutt, 1959

24: Directagonal, 5.11c R, Briggs, Briggs, 1977

25: Grey Pillar, 5.10d R, Bossier, Kor, 1963/Bragg, Briggs, 1978

26: Pervertical Sanctuary, 5.10d, Dodds, Olevsky, 1974/Adams, Sorensen, 1975

27: Shining Slab, 5.9+, Burbank, Shepard, 1963

28: Field’s Chimney, 5.5, Field, Gorell, 1936

29: Craig’s Crack, 5.8, Craig, Whitney, Whitney, 1952

30: Overhang Dihedral, 5.10c, Ament, Kor, 1964/Briggs, Candelaria, 1976

31: Crack of Delight, 5.7, Bossier, Kor, 1963

32: La Dolce Vita, 5.8 A4, Casarotto, Fowler, 1984

33: North Chimney, 5.4/M3, Bruns, Ervin, 1925

34: Eclipse, 5.10a, Ament, Boucher, 1963/Beyer, Casey, 1991

35: Zigzag, 5.9+, Bossier, Kor, 1963

 36: Babies R Us, 5.12a, Farris, Ruckman, 1998

37: Invisible Wall, 5.12a, Dalke, Kor, 1965/Briggs, Chace, 20043

38: Royal Flush, 5.11c, Ahlgren, Gillett, Hill, 1993

39: Tip Toe, 5.7, Oulette, Woodford, 1956

40: Red Wall, 5.10b, Bossier, Kor, 1963

41: The Middle Path, 5.11b, Chace, Chace, 1996

42: Directissima, 5.10b, Kor, LaGrange, 1960/Briggs, Reveley, 1974

43: Sharp on Both Ends, 5.11d, Donahue, Donahue, Wirtz, 2001

44: Zumie’s Thumb, 5.9, Amato, Schobinger, 1959

45: Thumb Route, AD WI2, Grant, Jones, 1946

46: Eighth Route, 5.6/WI3 M3, Zimmerman, 1919

47: Kor’s S’mores, 5.10, Cordes, MacDonald, 2018

48 Joe’s Solo, 5.6/WI3 M3, Stettner, 1936

49: Teeter Totter Pillar, 5.8, Covington, Ferguson, 1977

50: Notch Couloir, WI2+ M3, Alexander, 1922

51: Kiener’s, PD+, Kiener, 1924

52: Broadway Cut Off, 5.5, Field, Gorell, 1936

53: Abraxsis, WI4+ M6, Alexander, Leybourn, 1994

54: Schobinger’s Crack, 5.8, Amato, Schobinger, 1958

55: The Window, 5.7/WI4 M4, Eubank, Van Diver, 1950

56: Window Pain, WI6+, Cooper, Donahue, 2013

57: The Window Direct, 5.7, Johnson, Huston, 1960

58: The Hypotenuse, 5.8 A3, Hough, Hurley, 1966

59: Baknn’s AP, 5.7 A1, McCallister, Tryda, 1977

60: The Obelisk, 5.11b, Hurley, 1974/Reveley, 1977

61: The Wobblisk, 5.12, Cooper, Donahue, 2003

62: Ariana, 5.12a, Bliss, Hurley, 1975/Briggs, Briggs, 1985

63: Curving Vine, 5.11a, Covington, Robinson, 1966/Hare, Reveley, 1980

64: Hidden Diamond, 5.11d, Anderson, Webster, 1985/Athans, Webster, 1985

65: D Minor 7, 5.11d, Bradley, Petrillo, 1967/Briggs, 1994

66: Table Ledge Finish, 5.7

67: Soma, 5.11c, Briggs, Gilbert, 1994

68: Over Thirty Hang, 5.7 A2, Hough, Hurley, 1967

69: D7, 5.11c, Dalke, Goss, Hurley, 1966/Bachar, 1977

70: Black Dagger, 5.11a, Dalke, Goss, 1966/Ferguson, Schassberger, 1980

71: Forrest Finish, 5.10b, Forrest, 1970

72: Briggs-Candelaria Variation, 5.10b, Briggs, Candelaria, 1976

73: Yellow Wall, 5.11b R, Kor, Roskoz, 1962/Fowler, Stone, 1978

74: Bright Star, 5.11d R, Webster, 1984/Briggs, Donahue, 2001

75: Grand Traverse, 5.11b A3, Ament, Boucher, 1964

76: Casual Route, 5.10a, Ferguson, Reveley, 1978

77: Diamond Lil, 5.9 A3, Covington, Henneck, Scott, 1976

78: Eroica, 5.12b, Briggs, Doub, 1987

79: The Honeymoon is Over, 5.13c, Briggs, Doub, 1995/Caldwell, 2001

80: D1, 5.12a, Kamps, Rearick, 1960/Bachar, Westbay, 1976

81: Jack of Diamonds, 5.10d A2, Kor, Robbins, 1963

82: Hearts and Arrows, 5.12b, Miller, Weidner, 2010

83: Enos Mill Wall, 5.11d A2, Goss, Kor, 1967

84: The Gambler’s Fallacy, 5.13b, Miller, Weidner, 2020

85: Queen of Spades, 5.8 A4, Hesse, Snively, 1974

86: Gear and Clothing, 5.9 A4, Copeland, Hirt, 1985

87: Dunn-Westbay, 5.14a, Dunn, Westbay, 1972/Caldwell, Mills, 2013

88: Tail of the Tiger, A4, Walker, Walker, 1973

89: King of Swords, 5.12a, Briggs, Stone, 1985

90: Smash the State, 5.8 A5-, Beyer, 1989

91: Its Welx, 5.8 A4, Hesse, McClure, 1973

92: The Joker, 5.12c, Briggs, Levon, 1993/Adams, Briggs, 1994

93: Christopher Robin, 5.9 A3, Walker, 1972

94: Steep is Flat, 5.10a A4+, Beyer, McInerney, 1990

95: Waterhole #3, 5.11d R/X, Walker, 1971/Haas, 2012

96: Toiling Midgets, 5.9 A3, Sheldon, Takeda, 1995

97: Diamond Star Halo, 5.9 A4, Burke, Copeland, Fowler, 1986

98: Dawson-Jack, 5.9 A4, Dawson, Jack, 1975

99: Sunshine, 5.7 A3, Beyer, 1973

100: Left for Dead, 5.9 A3+, Sheldon, Takeda, Wayker, 1998

101: Chasm View Access

102: Chasm Cut Off, 5.7 A0, Eubank, Hornbein, Van Diver, 1950

103: The Cables, PD, Mills, 1900

104: Mary’s Ledges, 5.6, Gilman, Wickins, 1930

105: Keyhole Ridge, 5.6, Brown, 1870

Updates

Sept 13, 2023: Minor graphical update.