Uncle Jams Army - Mar 28, 2006 1:14 am Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2004
Mountaineer's Route
I climbed this route as part of a 5-day mountaineering course. We hiked up to UBL through the E-ledges on day one, and camped there for three days. On the fourth day, we summitted via the farthest left Chute above the notch, using ascenders to climb on ropes fixed by the guide service. Very nice summit day, as the weather was clear and perfect snow conditions.
ericd - Mar 23, 2006 11:58 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2005
Weekend Summit
Flew to Las Vegas, rented car, drove to trailhead, slept, climbed all day with a summit around 1pm. This has got to be one of the prettiest approaches, can see where Ansel Adams got all his photos from! Did the Pinnacle Peak (13,000')for extra-credit. 13hr climb with about 7000' elevation gain.
MichaelJ - Mar 20, 2006 5:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2005
Route climbed: East Buttress
Doing one of the technical routes up Whitney was one of my goals when I started climbing at the end of the previous season. Had to wait a long time for 120 to open to get here this year. Climbed with Damien. We originally started up the East Face but wound up traversing over to the East Buttress. From this point I stopped looking at the topo and just kept going up. Didn't need to place gear for about half the pitches. Fun climbing and the views just kept getting better. Warm and sunny on top. Long slog down a very snowy MR to get back to the tent at Iceberg Lake just before dark.
jakefrisbee - Mar 14, 2006 8:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2005
End of JMT
Went up July 4th weekend, 2005 then again at the end of July for the end of the John Muir Trail. We got pushed down to Trail Camp from Trail Crest because of thunderstorms, but we got a nap in and started for the summit at 7:30pm from Trail Camp. We were on the summit in time for a full moon rise and we were treated to a grand lightning show out across the Nevada desert. Absolutely no one else around up there at night! I was in the best hiking shape of my life.
Started in Horseshoe Meadows, through New Army Pass and around to Crabtree Meadows and Guitar Lake. This was during a summer that there were big fires all over So. Cal, so views were minimal. Great trip none the less.
tjbst47 - Mar 8, 2006 8:59 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2004
Mount Whitney
Hiked up on trail from the west.
e-doc - Mar 5, 2006 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1992
Backpack with old friends
Great 4 day backpack with a successful summit. Hiked in at Cottonwood Lakes. We climbed over New Army Pass, went crosscountry and camped at Upper Soldier lake. Next day we hiked by Mt Guyot and camped at Guitar lake. Day #3 we met an episcopal priest from SF who knew the priest that married my wife and I. Small world! We summited, camped at Outpost camp, and hiked out on day #4
couimet - Mar 3, 2006 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2004
Whitney Main Trail
Lots of snow, but beautiful weather. Was my first and so far only 14er. Would like to do it again.
EManBevHills - Feb 25, 2006 5:57 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 1998
Mountaineer's Route
45th B'Day ascent of 1st 14'er
BCL - Feb 23, 2006 5:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2005
Main Trail
Night hike. Pretty cold on the summit at 5am.
mthilgard13 - Feb 22, 2006 10:19 pm Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2003
Winter 03 Climb
Made it to the top of the mountaineer's route chute (~14000 ft). Extremely windy, cold. Our leader got altitude sickness, so we unfortunetly turned around. Camped at Upper Boy Scout Lake.
b_betts - Feb 16, 2006 9:29 pm Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2005
Route Climbed: Whitney Trail Date Climbed: Nov 2005
Pretty cold and windy at the top, otherwise pretty straightforward.
Route Climbed: the standard walk-up; Date Climbed: July 1994
What an easy mountain. The scenery is fantastic, but the standard trail has no challenges what so ever. I was first to be on the summit that day, hiking up from Whitney portal.
Route Climbed: Mountaineer's Route Date Climbed: August 31 2003
We packed in from the Portal and set up camp at Upper Boy Scout Lake the previous day (climbed Russell that day as well). The weather was good on the day of our summit. There were a few patches of snow to skirt in the gully. We reached the summit 3 hours and 10 minutes after leaving UBSL. We descended back to UBSL to break camp and then back to the Portal.
Route Climbed: Whitney Trail Date Climbed: August 16, 2005
My son and I left the portal at around 4:30 am. Halfway to Lone Pine Lake, we caught two deer in our headlamps. They took their time moving away from us so we had a relatively long encounter with them. At sunrise, it was awesome to see our destination in the distance with the adjoining needle peaks in the dawn's early light. We hiked at a moderate pace and got to the summit before noon. While the day had been clear, the clouds rolled in on us when we summited and obscured about 270 degrees of vista. We had taken crampons and ice axes because it had snowed near the summit two days previously. However, the trail was clear all the way and so we just ended up hefting extra metal. Don't mind admitting I was feeling pretty fatigued on the way back down. When we got back to Lone Pine Lake, my brain went on autopilot knowing the end was only a couple of miles away. Brains on autopilot keep the legs and arms moving methodically until the destination is reached.
Mountain Jim - Feb 2, 2006 12:00 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 1989
Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: June 1989
Round trip from Whitney Portal in a day. Great Route !!!
Route Climbed: standard trail Date Climbed: July 2001
What a cool feeling to summit the highest in contiguous 48 states. Feels very high up there being almost 11,000 vertical feet above the town of Lone Pine. Camped at 12,000 feet where it froze overnight, and then back down in the valley it was 100 degrees F later that day. Crazy! Good view of Kaweah's and Williamson.
Uncle Jams Army - Mar 28, 2006 1:14 am Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2004
Mountaineer's RouteI climbed this route as part of a 5-day mountaineering course. We hiked up to UBL through the E-ledges on day one, and camped there for three days. On the fourth day, we summitted via the farthest left Chute above the notch, using ascenders to climb on ropes fixed by the guide service. Very nice summit day, as the weather was clear and perfect snow conditions.
ericd - Mar 23, 2006 11:58 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2005
Weekend SummitFlew to Las Vegas, rented car, drove to trailhead, slept, climbed all day with a summit around 1pm. This has got to be one of the prettiest approaches, can see where Ansel Adams got all his photos from! Did the Pinnacle Peak (13,000')for extra-credit. 13hr climb with about 7000' elevation gain.
MichaelJ - Mar 20, 2006 5:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2005
Route climbed: East ButtressDoing one of the technical routes up Whitney was one of my goals when I started climbing at the end of the previous season. Had to wait a long time for 120 to open to get here this year. Climbed with Damien. We originally started up the East Face but wound up traversing over to the East Buttress. From this point I stopped looking at the topo and just kept going up. Didn't need to place gear for about half the pitches. Fun climbing and the views just kept getting better. Warm and sunny on top. Long slog down a very snowy MR to get back to the tent at Iceberg Lake just before dark.
jakefrisbee - Mar 14, 2006 8:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2005
End of JMTWent up July 4th weekend, 2005 then again at the end of July for the end of the John Muir Trail. We got pushed down to Trail Camp from Trail Crest because of thunderstorms, but we got a nap in and started for the summit at 7:30pm from Trail Camp. We were on the summit in time for a full moon rise and we were treated to a grand lightning show out across the Nevada desert. Absolutely no one else around up there at night! I was in the best hiking shape of my life.
bajaandy - Mar 9, 2006 4:02 pm
West side approachStarted in Horseshoe Meadows, through New Army Pass and around to Crabtree Meadows and Guitar Lake. This was during a summer that there were big fires all over So. Cal, so views were minimal. Great trip none the less.
tjbst47 - Mar 8, 2006 8:59 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2004
Mount WhitneyHiked up on trail from the west.
e-doc - Mar 5, 2006 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 1992
Backpack with old friendsGreat 4 day backpack with a successful summit. Hiked in at Cottonwood Lakes. We climbed over New Army Pass, went crosscountry and camped at Upper Soldier lake. Next day we hiked by Mt Guyot and camped at Guitar lake. Day #3 we met an episcopal priest from SF who knew the priest that married my wife and I. Small world! We summited, camped at Outpost camp, and hiked out on day #4
couimet - Mar 3, 2006 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2004
Whitney Main TrailLots of snow, but beautiful weather. Was my first and so far only 14er. Would like to do it again.
EManBevHills - Feb 25, 2006 5:57 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 1998
Mountaineer's Route45th B'Day ascent of 1st 14'er
BCL - Feb 23, 2006 5:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2005
Main TrailNight hike. Pretty cold on the summit at 5am.
mthilgard13 - Feb 22, 2006 10:19 pm Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2003
Winter 03 ClimbMade it to the top of the mountaineer's route chute (~14000 ft). Extremely windy, cold. Our leader got altitude sickness, so we unfortunetly turned around. Camped at Upper Boy Scout Lake.
b_betts - Feb 16, 2006 9:29 pm Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2005
Route Climbed: Whitney Trail Date Climbed: Nov 2005Pretty cold and windy at the top, otherwise pretty straightforward.
waltraud - Feb 14, 2006 8:53 pm
Route Climbed: the standard walk-up; Date Climbed: July 1994What an easy mountain. The scenery is fantastic, but the standard trail has no challenges what so ever. I was first to be on the summit that day, hiking up from Whitney portal.
Augie Medina - Feb 10, 2006 1:22 pm
Route Climbed: Mountaineer's Route Date Climbed: August 31 2003We packed in from the Portal and set up camp at Upper Boy Scout Lake the previous day (climbed Russell that day as well). The weather was good on the day of our summit. There were a few patches of snow to skirt in the gully. We reached the summit 3 hours and 10 minutes after leaving UBSL. We descended back to UBSL to break camp and then back to the Portal.
Augie Medina - Feb 7, 2006 8:26 pm
Route Climbed: Whitney Trail Date Climbed: August 16, 2005My son and I left the portal at around 4:30 am. Halfway to Lone Pine Lake, we caught two deer in our headlamps. They took their time moving away from us so we had a relatively long encounter with them. At sunrise, it was awesome to see our destination in the distance with the adjoining needle peaks in the dawn's early light. We hiked at a moderate pace and got to the summit before noon. While the day had been clear, the clouds rolled in on us when we summited and obscured about 270 degrees of vista. We had taken crampons and ice axes because it had snowed near the summit two days previously. However, the trail was clear all the way and so we just ended up hefting extra metal. Don't mind admitting I was feeling pretty fatigued on the way back down. When we got back to Lone Pine Lake, my brain went on autopilot knowing the end was only a couple of miles away. Brains on autopilot keep the legs and arms moving methodically until the destination is reached.
Mountain Jim - Feb 2, 2006 12:00 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 1989
Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: June 1989Round trip from Whitney Portal in a day. Great Route !!!
Traipser - Feb 1, 2006 4:49 am
Route Climbed: Whitney Trail Date Climbed: July 2003A lovely stroll.
mkeselak - Jan 27, 2006 7:00 pm
Date Climbed: 3 Oct 2005long, hard but very good
mkeselak - Jan 27, 2006 7:00 pm
Date Climbed: 3 Oct 2005long, hard but very good
sprosseda - Jan 25, 2006 5:42 pm
Route Climbed: standard trail Date Climbed: July 2001What a cool feeling to summit the highest in contiguous 48 states. Feels very high up there being almost 11,000 vertical feet above the town of Lone Pine. Camped at 12,000 feet where it froze overnight, and then back down in the valley it was 100 degrees F later that day. Crazy! Good view of Kaweah's and Williamson.