Summit Wall, The Thumb

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Good Times: Lone Peak Cirque

Interesting sunset geometry taken with my camera which died soon after this trip

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Joey Sweeney

Jul 11, 2012

“Summit Wall, The Thumb”

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The Lone Peak Cirque from across the Valley.

the meadow

Good Times: Lone Peak Cirque

Summit Wall, The Thumb

Interesting sunset geometry taken with my camera which died soon after this trip

The Cirque in winter. December 2011.

Lone Peak Cirque, tripple overhang 2012. Trip Report: http://rjohnasay.blogspot.com/2012/06/utah-lone-peak-cirque-triple-overhangs.html

Climbing the open book by headlamp

I struggled to understand all of the approaches and descents so here's another beta photo

Andy in the Cirque

The Cirque

Lone Peak Cirque in the last light of the day<br>
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www.dcranephoto.com

Lone Peak from the top of the Lowe Route during sunset!

Start of the Alpine trail

Alpine approach. Looking down where the start of the gully is. Second Hamongog, is just left of the pine trees. If your going down, this is where the trail leaves the gully and goes left.

This guy was buzzing around us as we were topping out the Lowe Route.

Entering the Cirque.

Lone Peak Cirque

Lone Peak Wilderness TOPO

Nothing better than waking up in the cirque to this view!

General Approach Routes and Wall ID's

General View of Corner Canyon Approach Trail

Looking at the summit wall from base camp June 2012

The Cirque from the 9200 foot hump above the meadow, Draper Ridge.

On the hike back after topping out on the summit (via Open Book).

One of <em>Lone Peak's</em> permanent residents, wondering what those crazy bipeds are up to.

4 hours to the summit up Jacob's Ladder

Lone Peak Cirque

I found this tree to be key beta for the Alpine approach (which is a bit confusing near the top). I have done both Alpine and Jacob's Ladder and really can't figure out which is worse. . .

Alpenglow in LPC

From Orson Smith Trail Head Park follow the dirt road 2 1/2 miles into Corner Canyon to access the Jacob's Ladder trail. <br>
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Orson Smith Trail Head Park<br>
12600 South Highland Dr. (2000 East)

getting ready for a cold night .

Some info about Lone Peak. <br>
(To some locals the peak is called Mt. Jordan after their high school's name.)

Lone Peak Cirque, as seen from Redwood road, Veterans Memorial Park

My girlfriend on the summit of Lone Peak after climbing The Open Book.

This is where the hiking starts for the Jacobs Ladder trail. The parking area is about 100 feet back down the road.<br>
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(elevation 5,700', GPS = N40.49398 W111.81595)

after a great day of climbing walking out couldent stop looking back ... what a chunk of granet

Camp life!

Gettin' Ready: Lone Peak Cirque

View from the T at Cherry Canyon Trail and Draper Connector Trail. Head for the grassy hillside!

Marker on the hillside between Cherry canyon and draper ridge trail

She insists on using a rod of plutonium to purify our water!

Le Summit of the Summit Wall!

Twould only be uncivilized WITHOUT a straw

William Baker hikes to Lone Peak via draper ridge trail, always, stud!

Now if only I knew how to use any of this....

Lone Peak summit after climbing The Open Book.

How many more Hammagogs do I have?!<br>
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Carnie fer life!

Nice day in the cirque

Alpine approach. Go right and up here looking for the 8' tall dead tree stump. This is where the trail forks, not far from the 2nd Hamongog.

https://www.saltlakeclimbers.org/jacobs-ladder-re-route

Rubber Boa on Jacobs Ladder trail. non-venomous, very slow and docile

Late summer alpenglow in the Cirque

Time to hustle

Lone Peak Cirque

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