Death on Longs Peak, Colorado (It Could've Been Me)

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I wasn't going to make this video, but with the recent death on Longs Peak, I thought I would talk about my failed attempt to summit this 14er. I hope this experience benefits others and helps to prevent another tragedy.
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@JesseStLouis Год назад

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@patriotiac572 Год назад

I climbed Longs Peak four times in the 1990s, back before we had the ability to film our adventures. I was clueless and, frankly, cannot believe I made it up and down four times. I did the Keyhole Route all four times (in one day, each time) and I'm glad to know that cautionary videos like this one are out there now. It's great to see the scenes again, because the technology to capture it just didn't exist back when I did it. Phew.

@surfcruzer Год назад

Bringing a buddy is one of the safest thing a person can do. Glad you guys got to safety.

@JesseStLouis Год назад

Thanks, it was pretty scary for my wife

@sandracross483 4 месяца назад

A cautionary tale: I was a Colorado native (17 years), a 10k runner and day hiker when I attempted Long's Keyhole route with a friend who went to the top. I always battled fear of heights, but WITH my friend I had unusual courage and pressed through the ledges into the trough. (I was NOT trying to summit.) As I returned solo to wait for him at the Boulder field(a bad idea due to lighting danger) I was forced to confront a re-emerging fear. Also we were taking too long, and it was 4 p.m before I returned to the keyhole. Clouds rolled in VERY fast bringing Heavy snow (obliterating most of the targets) If not for one other man who helped me through a skechy spot with rebar , I'm convinced I would have fallen there. His hand caught me across the chest as I came down too fast through a spot where you need to be able to lower your body weight SLOWLY. I was a thin, fit runner, but my mind was succumbing to mountain sickness.(a ranger later told my friend that, and to get me off the mountain while my tired friend was contemplating camping in the Boulder field. I thank the VOICE in my head that yelled STOP..GO BACK...CLIMB! when I was making bad choices. It was late august, (I was 34.)be wise I 🙏.

@exploringthetributaries643 Год назад

I'm relieved you both made it back okay, and feel bad for the guy who didn't make it. If anything, the main lesson to me would be, listen very carefully to your body and your intuition about what you can and can't do (of course knowledge helps a lot too in such circumstances). The dangers I face are usually when caving, so I have a rule that when I am in any doubt about possible real dangers, I don't take the risk. I rather miss something very cool than regret that I tried.

@JesseStLouis Год назад

Yes indeed listen to your body, nothing is worth paying the Ultimate price for. Sometimes we walk a fine line but always err on the side of caution.

@ljse1112 Месяц назад

I made it to the narrows and got so scared- turned around. It haunts me and ive gotta go back to make it to the summit. When youre ready to try again ill go with you guys

@sdcrilly Год назад

I am so glad that you made it back ok. What an angel of a wife that you have for getting you through this.

@JesseStLouis Год назад

Yes indeed 🙏

@marafarnham595 Год назад

😳 wow Jesse! Glad you are ok! Thanks for sharing your experience 🤗❤

@solkalifabrasil Год назад

Thank you for sharing this scary experience with us. This helps a lot everyone who needs to know which places may be dangerous. Sam is a strong-minded person. She managed to take you both out of that scary situation. I am glad to hear that you and Sam are okay 🙌🏼

@KeithHoltupthepeak 9 месяцев назад

Sorry you that happened to you. Longs Peak is a pretty tough hike. When I did it in 2018 I spent a couple of weeks in the area doing other hikes before I took that one on I'm glad you recovered.

@JesseStLouis 9 месяцев назад

Hey thanks Keith. Just checked out your channel, congrats on your amazing journey man!

@KeithHoltupthepeak 9 месяцев назад

@@JesseStLouis Thank you so much for the kind words and checking out the channel. I hope one day you make it back to Longs and see the summit for yourself. It is quite amazing up there.

@CleoandCoco 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing! I also have unfinished business at longs peak! It's the only mountain I've ever turned around before getting to the top. It's good that your friends helped you turn around. I tried diamox prophylactically for Mount Rainier and I think it really helped me to summit. My story at Long's peak is too long to explain but he was pure instinct/ or revelation that I had to turn around. I didn't know why at the time, since the weather was clear. But like 3 hours later, a huge storm swept in with lightning and heavy rain at the top of the mountain. Had I not turned around I would have been stuck up there at the most dangerous part of the hike. It was actually exactly 10 years ago yesterday. I'm now in Las Vegas and itching to return and get to the top.

@geraldweeksjr886 Год назад

The best adventures are the ones you come back safely from. I was there last August 2021 and I did not summit, but enjoyed the alpine lake below. I saw the notices and thought it was too much for a 51-year old man. One of these days, I need to start sharing all my adventures. Thanks for sharing.

@randygonzalez5758 Год назад

Glad you made it out of there alive, and thank u for sharing

@JesseStLouis Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@MsHGH1 Год назад

I've never heard of HACE, thanks for doing this video - it's important information! Glad you both made it back OK

@JesseStLouis Год назад

Thanks

@thehumanhopes3178 6 месяцев назад

Solid move on the turnaround brother🤝 one thing I know, mountain ain’t goin anywhere, there’s always another day… bummer you couldn get past the keyhole, that’s when it gets awesome… safe travels and happy trails✊🏽

@JesseStLouis 6 месяцев назад

You got that right!

@wendythebaker Год назад

So glad you guys are okay!. Also glad you shared this vid. We camped in mammoth this last spring wow. I also got altitude sickness no hace thank God but I just feel like so many people don’t know about that it. Ive since read more about it. So fascinating. We drove past mt. Whitney on the way home 😅😅😅😅😅

@maryesch4404 Месяц назад

I'm so glad you turned around❤

@JesseStLouis Месяц назад

Me too 🙏

@nicksangetta8874 Месяц назад

It's always best to play it safe and turn around if things aren't going well. The mountains aren't going anywhere and you can always try again.

@yayinternets Месяц назад

Glad you made it back okay and didn't senselessly push on! Even living in Colorado it seems like you need at least a couple of weekends of acclimatizing before a hike like this. At least for me, I'm in my 40s and not an elite athlete by any stretch. You also have to start really early. If you aren't leaving a trailhead before sunrise you're going to have a bad time. Basically you can expect the weather to change rapidly starting in the early afternoon. That even includes snow.. I've definitely seen it lightly snowing in mid July while at 14K. Anyway, hope you're able to come back sometime and give it another go!

@swiftmovers3827 21 день назад

Turning back was the right move. Listen to your body when it tells you somethings wrong. You can always return another day.

@johnpaki1534 Год назад

Kia ora Jesse and Sam, so glad your ok jesse, turning back was the obvious and correct decision made, proud of you for showing us this video great insight into what can happen when tackling altitude, and as always your trusty partner in crime (Sam) there for you, the buddy system always essential, take care guys much love from new zealand🤙🤙🤙

@JesseStLouis Год назад

🤙🙌thanks John!

@roberthellner1313 Год назад

Glad you two are safe aqua Jesse

@danmarshall5895 27 дней назад

Altitude sickness is so transient and unpredictable You can be fine one day and have it the next at the same altitude with the same activity levels. Eat lots of protein the day prior and drink lots of water.

@ryuarnold973 Год назад

Keep going 🤘🌲

@bangeenanwer4604 Год назад

Oh man am happy u are safe and ok please be curfuil .....good u bouth ok....and it was wise frome u to not clime and retern safe ..brother u make me panic .....happy agien to see u safe and Sam too ....it was wounderful video ....thank GOD bouth of u safe .....in Arabic الحمد لله على سلامتكم

@JesseStLouis Год назад

🙏thanks Bangeen

@randil3208 Месяц назад

There's currently a 23 year old marine who summited mother's day and disappeared. I came here to see some of the Peak, I live 45 minutes away but will never attempt it out of fear. Thank you for showing us a glimpse of that crazy terrain, and thank goodness you knew when to turn back. I'm so glad you guys made it home safely. Hopefully sweet Lucas is able to do the same ❤

@JesseStLouis Месяц назад

🙏

@aliensoup2420 Месяц назад

What "crazy terrain"? He didn't even make it to the boulder field or Keyhole. The "crazy" stuff all begins there. There is nothing to fear, at least up to the Keyhole. You should go simply for the stroll and views. The Keyhole is a gathering spot for a multitude of afternoon adventurers - lots of kids and teens. Beyond the Keyhole I saw families and 19 yr old girls in hot pants. Get off your sofa and live a little.

@randil3208 Месяц назад

@@aliensoup2420 I said a glimpse you jackass, reading comprehension must not be your strong suit.

@arturocubos4077 16 дней назад

He passed from a deadly fall going towards chasm lake@@aliensoup2420

@tankej Год назад

Holy shit, dude: that's super scary. And you DO know what the message is - "Turn around while you still have a chance!" Obviously, what makes it even scarier is that you were unaware of what was happening until it was too late - thank Nature that Sam was there! I've almost killed myself by accident a few times as an adult, and it's an experience that you have to fully absorb and learn from. So glad it all worked out. Take it easy you guys. Luv all of your vids, always (specially Sam's animal close-ups!).

@JesseStLouis Год назад

Yeah it sure was a scary situation. So grateful that everything worked out!

@1948painter 10 месяцев назад

From what I’ve read, as of 2021, 76 percent of the 71 people who died on Longs Peak fell to their deaths (that includes 15 people who died while attempting technical climbs on the East Face)-of course, there’s no way to know how many of those deaths were associated with some kind of health episode instead of just a slip. Eight people died from hypothermia, six from heart attacks, and three from lightning. When I was a little younger, I traveled from Louisiana to Colorado four times to visit Rocky Mountain National Park, always in early August. I turned back at the Keyhole the first time I attempted Longs Peak because it was cold and windy and because of a report from hikers that there was ice in the Trough. The other times, the weather was good, and, within a day or two of my arrival at Estes Park, I hiked up Longs Peak in a single day. One time I had a headache that was probably altitude related, but I took an aspirin and managed OK. The last time, in 1993 (when I was 47), I had a brief panic attack on the way down as I prepared to step across a boulder that has a spike driven into it as climbing aid. Light rain had made the rocks wet, so I was afraid I would slip. But, apart from that moment, I always had confidence that I could negotiate the path indicated by the red and yellow bullseyes painted by the Park Service to mark the right way along ledges and the final rock scramble to the top.

@sarac2636 Месяц назад

Wow. Great story. Your wife was on it for sure. A successful hike!

@aliensoup2420 Месяц назад

Sounds like insufficient altitude conditioning, or lack of hydration, or maybe you simply had an off day. My first experience with altitude fatigue was hiking the Mt. Whitney trail to Trail Camp at 12,000ft. I drove straight from Los Angeles and hiked the same day. I started feeling the altitude at around 10,500 - 11,000ft. My feet and legs felt like they were made of lead. I didn't get sick, but really dragged down. My second trip into high altitude was a couple years later on the Mountaineer's Rt. to about 12,000ft. That did not affect me as much, even though it is a more rigorous hike. The year after that I got serious and hiked 3 peaks over 10,000 ft to condition for Whitney, and still felt the fatigue. But the summit to Whitney was not as hard - tiresome, but not sickening. I went for Longs Peak after a few more years of peak bagging. 2 days before Longs Peak I did a 20 mile 10,000ft hike in the Tetons of Wyoming suffering no ill effects. I don't recall feeling any altitude affects on Longs Peak besides general weakness and fatigue, but that is easily managed by a proper pace and intermittent rest stops - and hydration. Strangely, I did another summit hike to Mt. Whitney only a few weeks after Longs Peak, but felt the altitude much more. Again, it can amount to body rhythms being off, or maybe the difference in the stresses of the trail. I suppose these are all things to be considered when planning a hike, but most of all you have to do many similar hikes to know your abilities and limits.

@clothestravel Месяц назад

I was going to say hydration also, because it’s easy not to drink enough water, especially when you’re in the mountains. He also may not have eaten enough either.

@clothestravel Месяц назад

I was going to say hydration also, because it’s easy not to drink enough water, especially when you’re in the mountains. He also may not have eaten enough either.

@NativeDrummer_ 6 месяцев назад

I’ve always want to summit it and have had my share of chances but my asthma has progressed over the years so I’ll never get my chance again

@brooks8792 6 месяцев назад

I liked camping at boulder field and summiting the next day. Glad you are OK! I went on a 10 day trip in Colorado and day 3 was difficult for some others with altitude concerns.

@Grandpa_Boxer 8 месяцев назад

Longs Peak: BEWARE!! It is not easy!! There are many other 14ers in Colorado that are far easier. Ex. Gray's, Bierstadt, Quandary, etc. If you have a fear of heights, I highly recommend not doing Longs. I have a fear of heights and could not progress beyond the "Keyhole" on Longs.

@elan007 20 дней назад

Me too! I was spent! Long's is an intense climb. I listened and paid attention to what others were saying (about people who had died on Long's), and I knew I didn't have it in me to go through the Trough and the Narrows, and I knew I still had to climb all the way back down the mountain. I have no regrets. It was an accomplishment for me to get through the Keyhole. And here I am to tell about it. :D

@schreckers18 День назад

Locals every year have a guess at how many tourists will die on Longs. Macabre but true. Too many underestimate the difficulty or over estimate their ability. There are plenty if other 14ers, though maybe not as majestic, to try first. If you are set on peak bagging Longs, give yourself more time at elevation. Not Denver as that’s a few thousand feet below Estes. I’m talking stay in Leadville (10,000+feet) for a few days. Then come up north to Estes. Also watch after the keyhole as the trail is well worn and the rocks worn smooth. Slippery when wet yes but even on dry days.

@JesseStLouis День назад

Good advice, thanks

@Blacklabs2000 3 дня назад

So many mistakes it's hard to know where to start.

@CentennialTreks 18 дней назад

Though it can be a reluctant decision after all the logistical effort to get yourself there and the psychological eagerness to reach the heights, it was very wise to turn back. This is considered CO's most deadly mtn not because it presents the biggest objective hazards, but because it does present considerable hazards, and, most crucially, it is very, very trafficked. And much of the traffic is folks who bring various discrepancies in preparation, whether physical, logistical, or educational. It also definitely takes something to admit the mistakes you may have made, and describe the experience so that others might learn from it. To that end, many people might be well-advised to watch videos like this one before they attempt this. I have gotten myself into some precarious scenarios on CO. peaks, but it's valuable to piece together how it happened and hopefully learn from it. Best of luck if you attempt this again, and one idea, in addition to reaching good cardio shape and leanness, would be to do an easier high mtn climb beforehand, like Bierstadt or Quandary or something. Happy trails!

@JesseStLouis 18 дней назад

Thanks for your thoughtful comment and I appreciate your suggestions

@christopherbrooks225 Год назад

Dehydration and being out of shape is the culprit

@marksteiner3810 Месяц назад

Agree. Dehydration probably aggravated the HACE symptoms. Dehydration sneaks up on you. Everyone is different.

@MiuMiu-dq6xt Месяц назад

A young man is missing right now 😢

@JesseStLouis Месяц назад

I hope he's OK 🙏

@CDAFishboy Месяц назад

he was found dead. “A significant fall was involved” but cause of death is unknown. Maybe hypothermia finished him

@CDAFishboy Месяц назад

He was found dead

@sh4rkyb0y_ 2 месяца назад

It’s what?? :)

@princepage632 11 дней назад

altitude sickness dude!!

@JesseStLouis 11 дней назад

Yes indeed

@philiphill6697 5 месяцев назад

Unless you're being foolish or tend to fall while walking, Long's is not dangerous. Being foolish includes starting too late, not watching the weather, being ill equipped for cold/hot/wind/rain and summit fever. Long's is a fun, thrilling and unforgettable ascent but altitude sickness can hit anyone that goes up there.

@randil3208 Месяц назад

Wind gusts have been recorded at 200 mph at the keyhole. Weather changes within minutes up there. Being foolish is saying Longs Peak isn't dangerous. This is the biggest troll comment I've ever seen. Longs peak is dangerous to even the most experienced climbers. That's why the signs are posted everywhere. There's literally a 2.5k ft vertical drop after the keyhole. Do not spread this misinformation that could possibly harm someone.

@philiphill6697 Месяц назад

@@randil3208 Do you tend to fall while walking? I said what foolishness on Longs is. Don't do those things and you'll be just fine. Stats show you have about 0.008% chance of a deadly accident. That's better odds than driving to the trailhead. I stand by my statement. Pay attention, don't be foolish, and Long's is tremendous fun and not dangerous. Thousands of rote amateurs climb it every single year, but you make it sound like some sort of death sentence. The biggest paranoid alarmist comment I've ever seen.

@aliensoup2420 Месяц назад

@@randil3208 Standing bare-foot in a wet bathtub is dangerous, that is why we always tell people to BE CAREFUL. Yes, it is well advised not to attempt the Narrows when it is raining, but on a dry, warm day it is safe for anyone capable of walking a straight line. You can practice walking on a street curb since the fall is only 6 inches. As for the warning signs...we now have warning signs on everything to protect stupid people from themselves, and protect manufacturers from sue crazy attorneys.