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| scotthsu | East Buttress  Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2005 | |
| Amazing route and amazing approach. We descended via the Mountaineer's Route back to our high camp at Iceberg Lake. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2009 3:24 pm | ||
| missymtngirl | As Slow as a Snail.....but Succeeded Nonetheless Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2008 | |
| Blue skies, sweet overnight site, and a slice of heaven. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2009 8:48 pm | ||
| spence | From the west Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1974 | |
| My first 14er and first state highpoint. Climbed from the west at the end of a 2 week backpacking trip along the JMT. Age 7. | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2009 2:59 pm | ||
| Deltakyp | Day trip w/ a detour Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006 | |
| My favorite hike without snow! My highest climb but the altitude didn't affect me much. Hiked via Whitney Portal and had planned a 1 day out-and-back though had setup a tent at Outpost Camp in case we decided to stay which we ended up having to as we assisted a 'tourist' hiker who was feeling the effects of the altitude and had become seperated from his group and was near-incoherent. So we helped him a good ways down in the dark as he had no light and put him up in our tent with some tea and soup. Great hike and helped someone in the process. | |
| Posted Aug 15, 2009 10:59 pm | ||
| KVHiker | Mountaineers Route Up Main Trail Down Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2008 | |
| I went on a hike to Mount Whitney which is the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet. We left at around 4:00 AM and returned 13.5 hours later. I was not able to take pictures of Elephant Ear or the Ledges because it was too dark when we ascended that section. We took the mountaineers route up, and the main trail back down. The hike featured class 3 & 4 climbing on the way up which took us about 8 hours. A hail storm came in on our way down the main trail so I could not take pictures for a couple of hours as I was protecting myself and my camera from the 1/4 inch sleet which was followed by rain. I estimate the total distance to be 21-22 miles round trip with an elevation gain of just under 5,900 feet. Amazing Day!!!!! Photos | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2009 1:38 pm | ||
| Ario | Whitney Trail Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2004 | |
| got a day permit and no much acclimatization... took it easy in 16h !! | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2009 3:24 am | ||
| WyoNative | Trail Crest Route Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009 | |
| Reached summit at 2 pm, and continued on to Keeler Needle. One day ascent from Whitney Portal. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2009 11:42 pm | ||
| oliverkalt | One more time Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2007 | |
| Twice this year via Mountaineers Route, some time ago 3 times via E face, I really don't remember what years, but now I'm too old for that I think. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2009 2:46 am | ||
| Sarah Simon | From Crabtree Meadows Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2009 | |
| We woke up early and left Upper Crabtree Meadows by 3:00 AM with headlamps cutting through the dark morning air. We spent nearly two hours on the summit enjoying the views and refueling before returning to Crabtree for another night of camping. Partners: The Crusty Bag-ettes. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2009 11:17 am | ||
| kaine7 | Awesome Trip Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2009 | |
| We hauled our gear up to trail camp, set up, and made the summit push the next day. All went well, except sunscreen wore off on the way back and I ended up matching my orange shirt. It was an awesome climb! | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2009 12:18 am | ||
| WML | Good hike Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2009 | |
| Switchbacks covered, actually felt like I was doing something other than class 1. good fun. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:34 am | ||
| ericwillhite | Sleepless in California Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2007 | |
| Arrived at trailhead late and got little sleep in my truck as everyone was heading up at all hours of the morning. If I'm already excited to climb, how am I to deal with that! Great trip, pictures and report at http://www.willhiteweb.com/state_highpoint/california/mount_whitney_126.htm | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2009 3:10 am | ||
| SJ | Birthday Present... Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009 | |
| via the mountaineers route. no one on top @ 0700, sweet! | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2009 5:51 pm | ||
| Bascuela | 1st time up! Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2009 | |
| Climbed with my sister. She kept an awesome pace up the trail! – Thanks!! Plan to climb all of CA’s fourteeners. Figured I’d start with the easiest and highest. One down! | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2009 1:51 am | ||
| rlawson | Main Trail Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2009 | |
| Nice easy overnight with camp at Trail Camp. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2009 3:50 pm | ||
| iditarod81 | Mountaineer's Route. Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2009 | |
| Took the MR on the way up and came down on the highway to avoid sketchy snow in the notch. | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2009 2:34 pm | ||
| Robb | So this is a 14er! Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2000 | |
| One of first ascents, and it was one heck of an adventure. It was windy, and snowing. Can't wait to come back again! | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2009 1:55 pm | ||
| Groundswell | East Face Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2009 | |
| lots of snow on ledges. loose stuff everywhere. only party on route. went down MR. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2009 4:15 pm | ||
| rlshattuck | NIce way to end the JMT Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008 | |
| I can only claim the standard trail, as I am still waiting for someone with experience, like Diggler, to invite me to come along. Otherwise my first summit was a nine-year old and my most recent has been all eight of my south bound JMT's. I've slept up top seven times and . . . a few more weeks and I'll tick off #9 | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2009 7:37 pm | ||
| Vinny | first climb as anew dad- east butt | |
| good times with MArty. had to do it in a long push due to no permits available and not planning ahead. gotta love the Sierras | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2009 7:19 pm | ||
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