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2.5 mile trail near Keeler, California
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Two day ascent of the highest peak in contiguous US.
On trail by 5:30 AM. Headlamps until the ledges, and then made easy time up to Iceburg Lake. Drinking 2 liters at each lake. Started up toward notch from Iceburg and followed the narrow gully on the left, instead of the larger scree gully on the right. Probably more class 3 climbing than expected at this stage, still fun. Two gullies join halfway up at large boulder and ascent becomes easier. At...
Day hike to Mt Whitney on Whitney trail, with Renaud and Geoff. Great weather... very long day.
Spike, Skydog and King hike Mt Whitney
Whitney Region High Sierra Climbing
Whitney Portal, California, United States
Rock Climbing | 0.0 miles
Rock Climbing | 0.0 miles
On day one we hiked in on the Mountaineer's Route of Whitney and camped at Iceberg Lake, climbed East Buttress (aka Pee Wee Route) on Mount Whitney the next day, Fishhook Arete on Mount Russell the day after, and finally hiked out on day four.
4 person climb of the West side of Mt Williamson. Started just west of Lone Pine, up Shepherds Pass across Williamson Bowl and then up the West Face. The final section is a pretty easy class 3 climb for about 50'. Not much exposure for that section. Overall this is a long hike. It is 11 miles to Shepherd's Pass and lots of vertical. Probably the toughest part is the Williamson bowl....
One of the hardest climbs in USA. I and my wife did this route just before the road was closed for winter. We climbed VERY slow, so it wasn't too hard for me. The scenary of Owens Valley and Sierra was breathtaking..
You can read my full hike description here.
My wife, friend and I all hiked this section of the JMT, whose southern terminus is Mount Whitney.
