JesseSumrak - Aug 9, 2021 12:55 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2021
Radical Slam
10 Peaks of Longs Peak (Nesotaieux’s Ten Tadasanas, Radical Slam Deluxe, “Sick Concoction”) — 17 hours and 10,000 ft of elevation gain. Yesterday, I completed the most demanding physical and mental challenge I’ve ever attempted. Started at 2:30am up the Iron Gates route. Climbed Meeker Ridge, then traversed the amazingly terrifying Knife Edge (I’m so scared of heights, especially 100% fatal ones) to Meeker. I continued on my lonesome to Southeast Longs, and then I got dangerously off route trying to take the Loft to Longs. I miraculously made it with sections of Class 4 (definitely 5 when I got off route) down climbing and met up with the Homestretch portion of the Keyhole. Bagged Longs Peak, then on to Pagoda. Again, off route on fatal ledges before I wasted valuable time back tracking. Found the right route and made it to Pagoda with only a brief Class 4 exciting moment. Traversed below the Trough to the Ledges, passed through the Keyhole, then meandered to Storm. Found some water to filter at the base (thank goodness) before bagging Mount Lady Washington. On to the easy stuff with Battle Mountain and Pine Ridge, then a heartbreaking hour-long bushwack to connect to the Estes Cone Trail. Climbed Estes Cone, cried for a while, and then finished the last 3 miles to the truck before doing 10 pushups (90 less the Gerry Roach demands) and finishing the most epic adventure of my life.
Timothy Pearl - Oct 5, 2020 8:29 pm Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2020
Via Sandbeach Lake
With Eric and Sean. A long bushwhacking, loose scree, great hike. 12 hrs,
Wheelbarrow - Feb 5, 2018 11:15 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2017
Grand Slam - Longs and its 4 buttress peaks
If you can make it to Pagosa after doing Meeker and Longs then you have the last two in the bag.
Senad Rizvanovic - Aug 30, 2015 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2015
RMNP
Rocky Mountain National Park is always great place to climb, nice hike to Pagoda Mountain 13 miles. 5500 vertical ft, great day.
theREALCarpeDM - Jul 27, 2015 12:16 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2015
Crescent Ridge
with Natalie. Great trail approach, nasty bushwhack from there, great rock climbing up the initial buttress and scrambling after that, tedious and long descent.
JonW - Jul 3, 2012 8:53 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2012
North Buttress
Very fun route. Descent sucked.
argothor - Aug 15, 2011 11:13 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2011
Keyboard - Pagoda Col
climbed up the Keyboard - Pagoda Col by staying on the right side on the solid rock to avoid all the scree. On the way down we found a trail that came down through the scree, wasn't too bad and sort of "skied" down parts of it. Don't think I would have liked going up that way. Not as hard a climb as I thought it was going to be. Saw some people on Longs, but no one on Pagoda - got to love doing other peaks besides 14ers.
North Buttress with shanahan96, fun route - especially the upper pitch. The only drawback is the north facing route stays in the shade late and can be a little chilly, bring gloves!
w/mike, great day on an awesome line. chiefs head drew my attention more and more the higher up we got.
jamie
shknbke - Aug 11, 2010 12:32 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010
NE Ridge
From Sandbeach Lake TH. Continued on to Longs and descended Keplinger's Couloir. Long day! See TR.
Brian Kalet - Jul 25, 2010 11:44 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
Northeast Face & Northeast Ridge
Solo.
heather14 - Aug 23, 2009 10:58 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009
North Buttress
Great climb, great views from the top.
SarahThompson - Aug 9, 2009 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
North Buttress & Crescent Ridge & West Ridge
8/8/09 - Climbed the very cool North Buttress - steep rock with juggy holds. Very nice line and lots of fun. Great summit views to top it off.
7/4/15 - Approached via Sandbeach Lake and climbed Crescent Ridge. Led the 5.6 crux, soloed the rest. Descended from Longs/ Pagoda saddle on snow.
9/12/15 - Climbed the West Ridge as part of the Glacier Gorge Traverse: Arrowhead -> McHenrys -> Chiefs Head -> Pagoda -> Longs -> Storm. Roped up for short 5.7 slab crux pitch and soloed the rest.
Was a fun hike in. A lot of scree though going up the mountain and ended up being one of the harder ones I have ever done.
MikeyB - Oct 27, 2008 2:46 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2008
Via Glacier Gorge with Tim P.
Powdery snow and some wind combined to make this trip up Pagoda a bit of a toil, but fun none-the-less!
kavak - Jul 22, 2008 10:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 1989
From Glacier Gorge
Ditto what everyone says about the beauty of the approach. I enjoyed seeing Long's peak and the other side of the keyhole route from lower down.
Flux - Nov 12, 2007 5:56 pm Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
Via Glacier Gorge
Beautiful day on this solo climb of Pagoda via Glacier Gorge. Some snow and ice in the basin above Black Lake and the gully to the saddle was awful - extremely loose and difficult going. Views from top were amazing.
JesseSumrak - Aug 9, 2021 12:55 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2021
Radical Slam10 Peaks of Longs Peak (Nesotaieux’s Ten Tadasanas, Radical Slam Deluxe, “Sick Concoction”) — 17 hours and 10,000 ft of elevation gain. Yesterday, I completed the most demanding physical and mental challenge I’ve ever attempted. Started at 2:30am up the Iron Gates route. Climbed Meeker Ridge, then traversed the amazingly terrifying Knife Edge (I’m so scared of heights, especially 100% fatal ones) to Meeker. I continued on my lonesome to Southeast Longs, and then I got dangerously off route trying to take the Loft to Longs. I miraculously made it with sections of Class 4 (definitely 5 when I got off route) down climbing and met up with the Homestretch portion of the Keyhole. Bagged Longs Peak, then on to Pagoda. Again, off route on fatal ledges before I wasted valuable time back tracking. Found the right route and made it to Pagoda with only a brief Class 4 exciting moment. Traversed below the Trough to the Ledges, passed through the Keyhole, then meandered to Storm. Found some water to filter at the base (thank goodness) before bagging Mount Lady Washington. On to the easy stuff with Battle Mountain and Pine Ridge, then a heartbreaking hour-long bushwack to connect to the Estes Cone Trail. Climbed Estes Cone, cried for a while, and then finished the last 3 miles to the truck before doing 10 pushups (90 less the Gerry Roach demands) and finishing the most epic adventure of my life.
Timothy Pearl - Oct 5, 2020 8:29 pm Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2020
Via Sandbeach LakeWith Eric and Sean. A long bushwhacking, loose scree, great hike. 12 hrs,
Wheelbarrow - Feb 5, 2018 11:15 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2017
Grand Slam - Longs and its 4 buttress peaksIf you can make it to Pagosa after doing Meeker and Longs then you have the last two in the bag.
Senad Rizvanovic - Aug 30, 2015 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2015
RMNPRocky Mountain National Park is always great place to climb, nice hike to Pagoda Mountain 13 miles. 5500 vertical ft, great day.
theREALCarpeDM - Jul 27, 2015 12:16 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2015
Crescent Ridgewith Natalie. Great trail approach, nasty bushwhack from there, great rock climbing up the initial buttress and scrambling after that, tedious and long descent.
blas9029 - Jul 10, 2013 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2013
Didn't quite make itI was pretty close but it was getting late and I didn't want to be too high too late. Next time.
awhite28 - Dec 25, 2012 1:46 pm
PagodaSuch and impressive mountain
MattK - Jul 27, 2012 8:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2012
North ButtressVia the North Buttress. What a fun climb.
JonW - Jul 3, 2012 8:53 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2012
North ButtressVery fun route. Descent sucked.
argothor - Aug 15, 2011 11:13 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2011
Keyboard - Pagoda Colclimbed up the Keyboard - Pagoda Col by staying on the right side on the solid rock to avoid all the scree. On the way down we found a trail that came down through the scree, wasn't too bad and sort of "skied" down parts of it. Don't think I would have liked going up that way. Not as hard a climb as I thought it was going to be. Saw some people on Longs, but no one on Pagoda - got to love doing other peaks besides 14ers.
chicagotransplant - Sep 5, 2010 10:44 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2010
North ButtressNorth Buttress with shanahan96, fun route - especially the upper pitch. The only drawback is the north facing route stays in the shade late and can be a little chilly, bring gloves!
shanahan96 - Sep 5, 2010 9:18 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2010
north buttressw/mike, great day on an awesome line. chiefs head drew my attention more and more the higher up we got.
jamie
shknbke - Aug 11, 2010 12:32 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010
NE RidgeFrom Sandbeach Lake TH. Continued on to Longs and descended Keplinger's Couloir. Long day! See TR.
Brian Kalet - Jul 25, 2010 11:44 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
Northeast Face & Northeast RidgeSolo.
heather14 - Aug 23, 2009 10:58 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009
North ButtressGreat climb, great views from the top.
SarahThompson - Aug 9, 2009 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
North Buttress & Crescent Ridge & West Ridge8/8/09 - Climbed the very cool North Buttress - steep rock with juggy holds. Very nice line and lots of fun. Great summit views to top it off.
7/4/15 - Approached via Sandbeach Lake and climbed Crescent Ridge. Led the 5.6 crux, soloed the rest. Descended from Longs/ Pagoda saddle on snow.
9/12/15 - Climbed the West Ridge as part of the Glacier Gorge Traverse: Arrowhead -> McHenrys -> Chiefs Head -> Pagoda -> Longs -> Storm. Roped up for short 5.7 slab crux pitch and soloed the rest.
ash80 - Feb 16, 2009 11:57 pm
Via Glacier GorgeWas a fun hike in. A lot of scree though going up the mountain and ended up being one of the harder ones I have ever done.
MikeyB - Oct 27, 2008 2:46 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2008
Via Glacier Gorge with Tim P.Powdery snow and some wind combined to make this trip up Pagoda a bit of a toil, but fun none-the-less!
kavak - Jul 22, 2008 10:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 1989
From Glacier GorgeDitto what everyone says about the beauty of the approach. I enjoyed seeing Long's peak and the other side of the keyhole route from lower down.
Flux - Nov 12, 2007 5:56 pm Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
Via Glacier GorgeBeautiful day on this solo climb of Pagoda via Glacier Gorge. Some snow and ice in the basin above Black Lake and the gully to the saddle was awful - extremely loose and difficult going. Views from top were amazing.