The Diamond, Long's Peak

by Jesse Speer

by Jesse Speer

The Diamond, Long's Peak, IV- VI, 5.10-5.13: Over thirty routes, most superb, ascend the Diamond, the great 1000 vertical to overhanging wall which rises above Broadway at 13,100. Extremely visible from Estes Park, this is our El Cap and Half Dome transported to a high alpine setting, one of the most beautiful walls anywhere in the world. The Casual Route (IV, 5.10a), the Yellow Wall (V, 5.11a), and Eroica (V, 5.12b) are three classic route on the Diamond, each at a different degree of difficulty. The Casual Route is the easiest route on the Diamond and 5.10 at 13,000 is not that easy. ...By John Bicknell, Colorado Mountain School

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