Rains and I showed up with a whole different attitude than Mark and I had employed the year before. Gone were the Super Guides. Now it was EBs and chalk. We rapped in rather than go up the North Chimney, fixed a pitch or two and had a nice evening on Broadway. Next morning we headed up with minimal idea of where to go. By mid afternoon the weather was looking very sketchy and I convinced Rains we should bail. We did, but it never rained. Always the cautious one ... that's me.
RAINSFORD EATING BREAKFAST IN THE LONG'S PEAK PARKING LOT, ROCKY MT NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO
TINY CLIMBERS ON THE 'DIAMOND', THE 1000 FOOT WALL ON THE E FACE OF LONG'S PEAK, ROCKY MT NAT PARK, FRONT RANGE, CO
RAINSFORD ROUNER RAPPELLING FROM CHASM VIEW TO BROADWAY ON THE 'DIAMOND', LONG'S PEAK, RMNP, CO
RAINSFORD ROUNER FIXING PITCHES, DAY 1, THE 'YELLOW WALL' ON THE 'DIAMOND', LONG'S PEAK, ROCKY MT NAT PARK, CO
CLIMBERS ON 'BROADWAY' BELOW THE 'DIAMOND' ON LONG'S PEAK, ROCKY MT NAT PARK, COLORADO
CLIMBERS AT A BIVY ON 'BROADWAY' BELOW THE 'DIAMOND' ON LONG'S PEAK, ROCKY MT NAT PARK, COLORADO
RAINSFORD ROUNER LEADING THE NEXT MORNING ON THE 'YELLOW WALL' ON THE 'DIAMOND', LONG'S PEAK, ROCKY MT NAT PARK, CO
RAINSFORD ROUNER IN WORSENING WEATHER ON THE 'YELLOW WALL' ROUTE ON THE 'DIAMOND', LONG'S PEAK, RMNP, COLORADO
RAINSFORD ROUNER CLEANING A PITCH IN WORSENING WEATHER ON THE 'YELLOW WALL' ROUTE, DIAMOND, LONG'S PEAK, RMNP, COLORADO
RAINSFORD ROUNER RAPPELLING OFF THE DIAMOND UNDER THREATENING SKIES, LONG'S PEAK, ROCKY MT NAT PARK, CO