The High Sierra is my second favorite place after Red Rock Canyon. It's home to the big peaks: 14,000 feet. This is mountaineering at it's best! Lone Pine Peak is often mistaken for Mt. Whitney. It hovers over the town of Lone Pine, CA.
For almost 10 years now I have planned a trip to the Sierra over Labor Day weekend and this year is no exception. We will leave on Saturday (9-5) afternoon and drive to Lone Pine, CA (3.5 hours from Vegas). You can either camp or get a room at the Dow Villa Motel in the center of town.
On Sunday (9-6) we will form three groups: One group (6 hikers) will do the North Face of Lone Pine Peak, one of the best routes in the Sierra. It's 2,000 feet of class 3/4 scrambling on good rock to the 13,000 foot summit of Lone Pine Peak. The second group will take the class 2 chute to the summit. The third group will stay on the trail and hike to Meysan Lake, a beautiful tarn at 11,000 feet.
Unlike Mt. Whitney there will be no crowds and we do not need permits.
After the hike we will all meet at Pizza Factory across from the Dow Motel. It's a tradition for climbers and hikers to eat there after a big hike.
You are on your own on Monday (9-7).
All of these hikes are difficult. Even Meysan lake is comparable to Charleston Peak.

Stats: North Face Class 4 Route (limit 6)
Hike: Lone Pine Peak - Up and down
Trailhead: Meysan Lakes - marked
Distance: 10 miles – Up and down
Elevation gain: 5,000 feet
Elevation peak: 12,944 feet
Time: 7 to 9 hours – up and down
Difficulty: 5
Danger level: 4 (exposure)
Class: 4
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Stats: (Class 2 Chute) (limit 10)
Hike: Lone Pine Peak - Up and back
Trailhead: Meysan Lakes - marked
Distance: 12 miles
Elevation gain: 5,000 feet
Elevation peak: 12,944 feet
Time: 8 – 10 hours
Difficulty: 5
Danger level: 4
Class: 2

Stats: Meysan Lake (no limit)
Hike: Meysan lake - Up and down
Trailhead: Meysan Lakes - marked
Distance: 9 miles – Up and down
Elevation gain: 3,700 feet
Elevation peak: 11,600 feet
Time: 6 to 7 hours – up and down
Difficulty: 5
Danger level: 2
Class: 2

More details as to when and where to meet in Vegas will follow.
I will select the 5 hikers to do the North Face of Lone Pine Peak. I am the 6th hiker.
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