How does Longs compare with the other Colorado 14ers?
Depending on the route, your conditioning and experience Longs can be a moderate climb or your most difficult. For the Keyhole, many people find it a wonderful challenge. When compared to 14er walk-ups such as Quandary, Bierstadt or Evans for example, Longs is in a different league. For more challenging 14ers such as Crestone Needle, Maroon Bells or Capital it is somewhat easier. In general the weather makes all the difference. Longs has high winds mostly year-round especially in the winter thus increasing the difficulty dramatically.
