June 19, 2013 Lone Pine Peak (12,944') day climb

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June 19, 2013 Lone Pine Peak (12,944') day climb

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Grass Lake
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Sand slog after Grass Lake
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Great views from the top - Whitney, Russell, Carillon, Tyndall and Williamson
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Karen's first time, my first time dayclimbing it (backpacked it 3 times, last time was '06) It seemed a lot easier going up that chute (for me) than in the past. Coming down was fast. Total: 13 mi, 5000' el gain/loss, 13 hrs
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Re: June 19, 2013 Lone Pine Peak (12,944') day climb

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Beautiful photos Snowy; looks like quite the workout coming up that sand slog.
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Re: June 19, 2013 Lone Pine Peak (12,944') day climb

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Great photos snownymph, thanks for sharing! Quite a dayhike!

Was also really nice meeting you guys by North Peak the other weekend. Hope you had a great hike.
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Re: June 19, 2013 Lone Pine Peak (12,944') day climb

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Good job, SnowNymph. That's a long day.
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