![Kelly Cordes leading the first pitch of Cannonball (M5 R WI5+/6 X) during the first ascent. [Photo] Kevin Cooper](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cannonball-3.jpg?resize=930%2C620&ssl=1)
Cannonball: Cooper and Cordes hit their stride with a new mixed route on Longs Peak
On October 18, Kevin Cooper and Kelly Cordes completed a new three-pitch mixed route on the lower east face of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, which they named Cannonball (M5 R WI5+/6 X, 3 pitches). Cordes wrote the following story about their experience on the rarely seen ice formation.
