Homestretch

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Homestretch is the steep, exposed final rock scramble on Longs Peak in Colorado, known as the last and most demanding section of the standard Keyhole Route to the summit.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Homestretch canonical 1
The Homestretch 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf climbing route feature ⓘ
mountain route section ⓘ
approachFrom Trough ⓘ
difficultyRelativeToRoute most demanding section of Keyhole Route ⓘ
elevationContext near summit of Longs Peak ⓘ
exposure high ⓘ
hazard afternoon thunderstorms ⓘ
fall risk ⓘ
wet or icy rock ⓘ
leadsTo summit of Longs Peak ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Rocky Mountain National Park ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn Longs Peak ⓘ
markings painted route markers (bulls-eyes) ⓘ
mountainRange Front Range ⓘ
notableFor exposure and sustained steepness ⓘ
partOf Keyhole Route ⓘ
positionOnRoute final section before summit ⓘ
requires use of hands for upward progress ⓘ
routeType class 3 scramble ⓘ
safetyRecommendation avoid in bad weather ⓘ
start early to avoid afternoon storms ⓘ
turn around if wet, icy, or stormy conditions develop ⓘ
scrambleType steep rock scramble ⓘ
seasonalConditions often snow- and ice-covered outside mid-summer ⓘ
surface granite ⓘ
terrainType exposed rock slab ⓘ
usedBy hikers ⓘ
mountaineers ⓘ
scramblers ⓘ
visibilityFrom upper Keyhole Route ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Longs Peak → hasFeature → Homestretch ⓘ
Keyhole Route → keySection → The Homestretch ⓘ
linked to: Homestretch