The Keyhole Route
dear steph, i am a 62 year old man that tried hiking up longs peak at 20 on the 100th anniversary of first recorded climb.left too late, was too cold and couldnt find the cables. to my dismay, several years later went back to try again and learned cables were removed. tried to go keyhole route with my wife several years later, but when she saw what was on the other side of the keyhole, she told me that was as far as she was going to go. will be in estes park on the 8th of aug and hopefully will attempt again with my son in law.after seeing your videos, the tourist route via keyhole to homestretch doesnt seem all that bad anymore. thanks for showing me renewed confidence.love your videos. you have my full respect for what you do. your new fan in chicago, john g.
Hi John,
I hope you are up there right now! I have always been pretty impressed by the difficulty of the Keyhole for a so-called “hiking” trail. So I hope you stay safe and have an amazing time up there, with good weather, enough warm clothes and food, and beautiful views.
Thank you for writing to me,
Steph
