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Lone Peak cirque in winter

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Lone Peak summit on the left, the south summit in the center, and Question Mark Wall on the right

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Scott

Nice photo

Voted 10/10

Very beautiful, and almost shocking when you know the cirque is within view of a major city. You can even heard the faint hum of rush hour traffic when standing in the cirque.

Posted May 18, 2006 9:42 pm


	mountaingazelle	Re: Nice photo
	Hasn't voted	Thanks, Scott. Lone Peak has always been one of my favorite mountains in the Wasatch. Everyone can see it from the valley but the cirque is a special place.
		Posted May 18, 2006 11:10 pm

Sajama

Beautiful...

Voted 10/10

...wall in a very alpine ambience!

Posted Sep 22, 2006 9:34 am


	mountaingazelle	Re: Beautiful...
	Hasn't voted	Thank you, Sajama, for a great compliment! It is a beautiful mountain.
		Posted Sep 24, 2006 6:55 pm

Corax

What a view!

Voted 10/10

Great shot!

Posted Dec 16, 2006 2:20 am


	mountaingazelle	Re: What a view!
	Hasn't voted	Thank you, Corax, I'm glad you like the view!
		Posted Dec 17, 2006 6:36 pm

pcirani@tiscali.it

Yes!!!

Voted 10/10

I like it! scenographic, I would say! Brava! Paolo

Posted Mar 22, 2007 12:10 am


	mountaingazelle	Re: Yes!!!
	Hasn't voted	Thank you, Paolo, for the nice comment! You have some great scenic photos too.
		Posted Mar 22, 2007 4:46 pm

Ice Man Jerry Van

Was going to ask you

Voted 10/10

Was going to ask you if you had ever climbed in the Lone Peak area . I used to climb there in the late eighties . If you have not climbed Question Mark wall you should was one of my funnest climbs there

Posted May 18, 2007 1:24 pm


	mountaingazelle	Re: Was going to ask you
	Hasn't voted	I've climbed Lone Peak several times but haven't done any technical routes on it yet. I would like to try the Open Book route. Question Mark Wall is really nice too.
		Posted May 18, 2007 3:45 pm


	Ice Man Jerry Van	Re: Was going to ask you
	Voted 10/10	Open Book route was the first climb I did in the Lone Peak area in about 1982. When I was up there a lot of the area reminded me of being in the Wind Rivers Range in Wyo. I have done alot of alpine routes up there on 1000 ft . Ice apline ice 3 and 4. If you have never been to the Wind Rivers I recomend going up to those mountains.
		Posted May 22, 2007 6:37 pm


	mountaingazelle	Re: Was going to ask you
	Hasn't voted	I have been to the Wind Rivers before. I agree with you, Lone Peak Cirque has similiar high granite walls. The Wind Rivers are one of my favorite mountain ranges. I would like to climb there more often.
		Posted May 23, 2007 1:11 pm

kabernicola

Oh my!

Voted 10/10

what a nice walls!!! I wish I could climb them...nice picture

Posted Jun 7, 2007 12:56 pm


	mountaingazelle	Re: Oh my!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks! This cirque has many multi-pitch trad climbs rated 5.4 to 5.12. It is a very beautiful place. The approach to get there is a little strenuous though.
		Posted Jun 7, 2007 1:05 pm

highpeakskier

Nice

Voted 10/10

Hope to ski from the summit some day. Very nice photo, thanks.

Posted Dec 17, 2007 11:48 pm


	mountaingazelle	Re: Nice
	Hasn't voted	Thank you! Skiing down Lone Peak would be an incredible experience. Photo of the view from the Summit Ridge Photo of ski descent of the Northeast Couloir
		Posted Dec 18, 2007 3:02 am

lcarreau

That's mind-blowing !

Voted 10/10

Who would want to ski down a perfectly
steep couloir? Probably the same caliber
of person who would want to jump out of
a perfectly good airplane! Hey, I just
answered my own question!!! Sweet.

Posted Jan 28, 2008 1:49 am


	mountaingazelle	Re: That's mind-blowing !
	Hasn't voted	Most skiers dream about skiing down a perfectly steep couloir. Isn't that what it's all about! The summit ridge of Lone Peak is very exposed so it isn't for the faint-hearted.
		Posted Jan 28, 2008 2:45 pm