|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 139
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 139 |
Hi All, Last Saturday and Sunday I went up to the Meysan Lakes basin with my buddy Chris to climb Lone Pine Peak. We hiked in on Sat. and climbed it Sun. morning. Pretty much a full on scree/talus climb with a gently sloping ridge on top. A couple of times after we made the ridge I thought we were close to the summit because of some tall rock outcroppings, but found that the true summit is way out down the ridge, which you can't see until you get up close to it. The register was hidden pretty well but finally found it, but never could find a USGS marker of any kind. Great weather with nice warm days and Sunday mornings' temp upon waking at 0530 was 42 degrees. Only saw one other group up there from the Sierra Club WTC that was also doing a climb of Lone Pine so it was pretty uncrowded up there. Another guy was coming down from a dayhike of Mt. Mallory on Sat. and that was it for people. The lakes up there are amazingly beautiful and there were plenty of nice places to camp. I was surprised at how nice it is up there because you just don't hear too much about that area but it is definitely on my agenda to return soon. LeConte, Mallory and Irvine are beckoning me !  Pictures are here: http://markirving.smugmug.com/gallery/5934903_Hbf52#369678529_ZPN4P
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 283
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 283 |
It was a beautiful weather in that area last Saturday. I day hiked up to Mount Mallory and was really pleased at how peaceful and quiet it was. I did see one other guy, but that was it. You were probably settled in near Grass Lake by the time I came down that section of the trail. I found out that the loose slope up to the Mallory/LeConte Plateau is worse than the loose slope up to the plateau the leads to Lone Pine Peak, but then I always enjoy a good slog and probably will head back up there sometime to do LeConte. Some pics I took along the way to/from Mallory: http://kathywing.smugmug.com/gallery/5905307_TtXDw#367307188_3DQwd
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 783
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 783 |
Lone Pine Peak wasn't crowded because everyone was waiting in line here: 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 152
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 152 |
I enjoyed your pictures. The great thing about Meysan Lake Canyon is it is such a nice place and few people, by comparison, go there.
That comment about all the false summits up on Lone Pine Peak. That sure is true.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,871
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,871 |
I've been up the Meysan Trail 4 times and I'm still haven't seen ten people total.
It's find it amazing that you can find a true wilderness experience trail hiking out of Whitney Portal.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 904
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 904 |
Lone Pine Peak looks like a hike I would thoroughly enjoy. Great photos! The colors of the lakes are stunning.
MC
p.s. Like your BD tent (I have the same one).
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 154
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 154 |
That chute leading from the shoulder downwards towards the camera position needs a name. Toy Chute? SteveC, any ideas?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 5,428 Likes: 7
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 5,428 Likes: 7 |
Labor Day weekend I saw 7 people heading up the trail during the fierce wind storm. That was probably more than I'd seen total in all the other trips up (4-5?).
The great thing about LPP is the views of the Whitney Zone you get from up there. And, the scree ski down kind of makes up for the suffering on the way up.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 597
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 597 |
And, the scree ski down kind of makes up for the suffering on the way up. Unless you happen to dislocate your knee on it, and end up with arthroscopic surgery and time off from climbing.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 5,428 Likes: 7
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 5,428 Likes: 7 |
Ouch!!!!!
When did that one happen?
I know about the foot injury on Russell and also the glissade accident. I didn't know that you had major climbing injuries at least three times...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,871
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,871 |
And, the scree ski down kind of makes up for the suffering on the way up. Unless you happen to dislocate your knee on it, and end up with arthroscopic surgery and time off from climbing. Unless you are below the person scree skiing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
