Longs Peak
![Heading to Keplingers on Longs.](http://skiing14ers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/FullSizeRender-52.jpg)
Heading to Keplingers on Longs.
Peak #54: Friday June 3, 2016.
Elevation: 14,256’
Ski Route: Up the Loft, down Keplinger’s Couloir.
Roundtrip Mileage and Vertical: 16mi / 6,000′
Ski Partners: Scott Benge
Start Time: 3a Longs Peak Trailhead.
Reached Summit: 8am (1 hour on the summit)
End Time: 1pm Wild Basin exit.
Story……
![Summit of Longs.](http://skiing14ers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/FullSizeRender-51.jpg)
Summit of Longs.
![Dropping into the Homestretch on Longs (Scott Benge Photo)](http://skiing14ers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_6783.jpg)
Dropping into the Homestretch on Longs (Scott Benge Photo)
Thanks for reading,
Dr. Jon