Ascent of Lone Pine Peak on 2018-04-30| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Monday, April 30, 2018 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Lone Pine Peak | | Location: | USA-California | | Elevation: | 12944 ft / 3945 m |
Ascent Trip ReportI had initially planned to climb Mallory and Irvine, but since the weather looked like it might not cooperate, I opted to sleep in a couple hours and hike Lone Pine. I parked on Whitney Portal Road next to the Meysan Lakes trailhead turnoff and set off at 8:05am. There was significant snow cover on the trail at around 10,000ft, and I donned my crampons and ice axe to cross one steep slope of snow. I reached a frozen Grass Lake around 10:45am, and I made my way to the bottom of the chute. Having read many trip reports about the miserable sand slog this route usually entails, I was very thankful to be able to climb a thread of snow most of the way up the chute. The morning sun had softened the snow enough that I was comfortable using just my axe without crampons. I topped out around 12:15pm and made my way over several false summits before finally reaching the true summit at 12:50pm. On the way down, I initially started to descend the wrong chute, losing about 20 minutes. Aside from that hiccup, the slide down the sand and then a few glissades on the trail were quite enjoyable. Low clouds were twirling over Mallory and Irvine, which made for a spectacular sight. I reached my car at 4:40pm and drove to Ridgecrest to spend the night before the long drive back to the Bay.
Stats: 4h45m up, 35m at summit, 3h12m down, 15.1 miles, ~5,200ft gained. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 4884 ft / 1488 m | | Grade/Class: | Class 2 | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Open Country, Snow on Ground, Scramble, Snow Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Ski Poles | | Weather: | Cool, Breezy, Low Clouds | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 4884 ft / 1488 m | | Distance: | 15.1 mi / 24.3 km | | Route: | SW chute | | Start Trailhead: | Meysan Lakes TH 8060 ft / 2456 m | | Descent Statistics | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
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