This 13th Edition, up to date for 2023, of Paul Nesbit's classic guide to Longs Peak offers the day hiker or climber a complete guide to hiking and climbing the tallest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. This book has been the standard guide to the Peak since 1946. Whether actually climbing, or enjoying the Peak vicariously from one of the many viewpoints in the Park, this book gives a glimpse of the human and natural history of Longs Peak, a thorough guide to the Keyhole Route, and a technical climbing history, including the first hand account of the first ascents of the Diamond and the Yellow Wall. daryl 5.0 out of 5 stars a classic Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2012 Verified Purchase This ancient book, which has fortunately been updated, is a classic. If you have friends thinking about climbing Longs, this is the book. You dont need it to climb the peak, but you need it to fully appreciate the climb. --Amazon, earlier edition 5.0 out of 5 stars Great informative book Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015 Verified Purchase I look at this mountain out my living room window every day. Great informative book, used it my first time going up there. --Oliver, previous edition D. H. Russell 4.0 out of 5 stars Longs Peak: Story & Guide Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2008 Longs Peak: Its Story and a Climbing Guide Nesbit is well qualified by many many years of writing about Colorado's Mountains and particularly Rocky Mountain National Park. --Amazon Paul Nesbit first climbed Longs Peak in 1924, and was employed by Mrs. Enos Mills of the Longs Peak Inn during the summers 1925 through 1928 as a nature guide on Longs Peak. After that he continued to guide on Longs Peak from time to time. His last climb up Longs was as trip leader for the Colorado Mountain Club on August 1, 1965. He worked as Ranger Naturalist in Rocky Mountain National Park and Yosemite National Park, was owner and manager of Hewes-Kirkwood Inn at the foot of Longs Peak and was a teacher, photographer, and writer. He had a lifelong interest in the mountains, and spent much time studying nature, ecology and geology. In the tradition of Enos A. Mills, he tried to get others into the mountains and to increase their interest in, and their enjoyment of them. He kept a written record of his trips for over 50 years, which covers more than 4,900 outings averaging over nine hours each. His records show 125 climbs up Longs Peak, of which 116 have been counted in the summit registers. He also climbed most of the mountains over 14,000 feet in Colorado.