hiked/ran Longs Peak solo - started at 7:41 am
11:05 - where initial shortcut trail meets the main trail, didn't use any shortcuts in the trees until turning onto the shortcut trail to Jim's Grove, I used the left-most of the various trails up to the Jim's Grove junction, which would be the most efficient line (no descending to reach the upper Jim's Grove trail) except that the trail is overgrown near the top, still maybe the best option?
1:00:25 - where Jim's Grove trail meets the main trail just below Granite Pass
1:41:32 - base of the Cables pitch
1:45:49 - top of the Cables pitch, went slightly left on the ledge above the Cables, then went straight up the more scrambly stuff rather than traversing further left, ran into quite a bit of 3rd/4th class, ended up hitting the summit plateau 100+ yards (?) or so from the summit boulder (at 1:59:0?-ish), so had quite a ways to go to top out in sub-2, but I just made it
1:59:49 - summit boulder
2:09:02 - starting down the Homestretch then onto the Clark's Arrow/Loft route
4:10:01 - trailhead
carried 50 oz Camelback with water, 3 Gus (used all), shirt, hat, gloves, space blanket - wore hat, no sunglasses - on the way up to the base of the Cables, stayed lower in the Boulderfield (flatter, ie, not off-camber, tundra rather than up/down boulders), then aimed for the most efficient-looking line to reach the ridge beyond the Camel - this worked nicely - Cables still wet - took my time on the descent - stopped to pray for a bit at Clark's Arrow - descending Clark's Arrow/Loft isn't much fun - too much loose rock - Keyhole is better
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