bighornmonkey - Dec 29, 2007 10:17 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2005
Done...
Climbed to the summit 3 times via this route.
climbing1 - Dec 24, 2007 7:02 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007
Great few days away
Beautiful way to summit.
panweilin - Oct 31, 2007 3:45 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006
Whitney via MR
Went up via MR route. Then within 24 hours drove to Badwater in Death Valley. The highest and lowest points in continental US. It was fun!
SkydiveKen - Oct 4, 2007 1:10 am Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007
Brothers first big climb
Hiked the MR with my brother for his first summit. Camped at Upper Boy Scout lake on Fri and summited on Sat. Snow in the main chute was turning to ice. Above the notch both sides are clear with some snow and ice in the center. MR photos conditions start at #23
There was only one register page left and it was pretty full. Ranger at the visitor center said that it was the end of the season and that no one from the Park Service would be up there to refill?
X5 (counted wrong on the register)
Climbed with a group from the "Summit for Someone" charity fundraiser for Big City Mountaineers, guided by Kurt Wedberg of Sierra Mountaineering. Fantastic climb!
Like2Hike - Aug 30, 2007 2:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2004
1st 14er!!!
Crystal clear skies for our first trip out west!
skotty - Aug 29, 2007 7:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006
winter conditions
Who would have guessed at such wintery conditions in July. Snow all the way up the route was fun, the iced up wall above the notch . . . a little challanging.
holly sorenson - Aug 21, 2007 1:48 am Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007
Wonderful Day!
Left the parking lot with 7 other folks at 4:45a.m. Beautiful sunrise! We went up the gully a little more to the left at the bottom, and that was fun. The top section was wonderful Class 3. It would be really challenging in the snow!
eferesen - Aug 20, 2007 5:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
Mountaineer's Route
Started at Whitney Portal at 3 am. Iceberg lake was so pleasant. I shall return.
dioid - Aug 7, 2007 2:12 am Date Climbed: May 24, 2007
From UBSL
Climbed as a decsent route recon before EF and EB climbs
catherid - Aug 6, 2007 1:55 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
x2
great day to go up Whitney...sun was shining and sky was mountain blue...
mybackyard - Jul 8, 2007 7:58 am Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2007
solo winter ascent
A good climb! I've found true love.
dervin - Jul 6, 2007 9:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007
Spontanous Partners
I was going to solo this, but I met a girl at Iceberg and we climbed it together. Beautiful Day.
seth@LOKI - Jun 20, 2007 7:08 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 1999
Tele'd down it!
Suncupped then smooth. Fun time with my brother Dirkus!
rbk - May 21, 2007 1:13 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2007
Very good conditions 5/20/07
Great climb with near-perfect conditions. Left Iceberg Lake at 7 AM, climbed semi-hard snow for 2/3 of the couloir (crampons unnecessary), scree for the next 1/3, then directly up the 1st gully from the Notch. Center of the gully was nasty snow/ice; we stayed on class-3 rock by starting left, then traversing right to the ridge and exiting to the summit plateau via a body-width crack. Descending at 12 PM, the couloir was slushy -- ascending that late would be miserable!
Vic Hanson - Apr 1, 2007 3:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2001
2nd Whitney Summit
A group of us hiked up to Iceberg Lake and camped there on a full moon night, I wanted to keep going it was so beautiful! We reached the summit the next day, using the traverse for the upper portion. Returned back to Whitney Portal in the afternoon.
Hyadventure - Feb 15, 2007 5:35 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2004
My second Summit
We did a dayhike exiting the main trail. I had a very slow group, but that worked in the favor of a lost hiker. Well after dark we found a hiker near lone pine lake. He was disoriented and clumbsy; most likely sufffering from HACE. We lead him out. We finished at 11:00 pm making it about a 18 hour day.
nice ice climb below summit if done in the late fall!
SkydiveKen - Oct 24, 2006 5:20 am Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2006
MR solo
After two partners bailed the weekend before I found an overnight permit and decided to go it alone the next weekend. Left the portal at 1pm and got to Iceberg lake at 6pm. There were four others here ahead of me. Late start but still breaking trail through some snow. Able to stay on the rocks most of the way up to the notch. Past the notch the traverse is iced over. Up the first gully the snow turns to ice about half way up. I stayed on the rocks to the summit. Had the summit to myself for 30 mins when another solo came up from the MR. Passed the four campers from Iceberg in the gully on their way up. Made it back to the Portal by 5pm with snow all the way down the south side to below the E ledges. MR pics
bighornmonkey - Dec 29, 2007 10:17 am Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2005
Done...Climbed to the summit 3 times via this route.
climbing1 - Dec 24, 2007 7:02 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007
Great few days awayBeautiful way to summit.
panweilin - Oct 31, 2007 3:45 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006
Whitney via MRWent up via MR route. Then within 24 hours drove to Badwater in Death Valley. The highest and lowest points in continental US. It was fun!
SkydiveKen - Oct 4, 2007 1:10 am Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007
Brothers first big climbHiked the MR with my brother for his first summit. Camped at Upper Boy Scout lake on Fri and summited on Sat. Snow in the main chute was turning to ice. Above the notch both sides are clear with some snow and ice in the center.
MR photos conditions start at #23
There was only one register page left and it was pretty full. Ranger at the visitor center said that it was the end of the season and that no one from the Park Service would be up there to refill?
X5 (counted wrong on the register)
Blackmouth - Sep 26, 2007 6:21 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2006
Day HikeA very long day. I'm glad I went up with friends who had already been up the MR. Route finding is a little tricky.
garrisd - Sep 8, 2007 8:04 pm
Summit for SomeoneClimbed with a group from the "Summit for Someone" charity fundraiser for Big City Mountaineers, guided by Kurt Wedberg of Sierra Mountaineering. Fantastic climb!
Like2Hike - Aug 30, 2007 2:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2004
1st 14er!!!Crystal clear skies for our first trip out west!
skotty - Aug 29, 2007 7:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006
winter conditionsWho would have guessed at such wintery conditions in July. Snow all the way up the route was fun, the iced up wall above the notch . . . a little challanging.
holly sorenson - Aug 21, 2007 1:48 am Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007
Wonderful Day!Left the parking lot with 7 other folks at 4:45a.m. Beautiful sunrise! We went up the gully a little more to the left at the bottom, and that was fun. The top section was wonderful Class 3. It would be really challenging in the snow!
eferesen - Aug 20, 2007 5:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
Mountaineer's RouteStarted at Whitney Portal at 3 am. Iceberg lake was so pleasant. I shall return.
dioid - Aug 7, 2007 2:12 am Date Climbed: May 24, 2007
From UBSLClimbed as a decsent route recon before EF and EB climbs
catherid - Aug 6, 2007 1:55 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
x2great day to go up Whitney...sun was shining and sky was mountain blue...
mybackyard - Jul 8, 2007 7:58 am Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2007
solo winter ascentA good climb! I've found true love.
dervin - Jul 6, 2007 9:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007
Spontanous PartnersI was going to solo this, but I met a girl at Iceberg and we climbed it together. Beautiful Day.
seth@LOKI - Jun 20, 2007 7:08 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 1999
Tele'd down it!Suncupped then smooth. Fun time with my brother Dirkus!
rbk - May 21, 2007 1:13 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2007
Very good conditions 5/20/07Great climb with near-perfect conditions. Left Iceberg Lake at 7 AM, climbed semi-hard snow for 2/3 of the couloir (crampons unnecessary), scree for the next 1/3, then directly up the 1st gully from the Notch. Center of the gully was nasty snow/ice; we stayed on class-3 rock by starting left, then traversing right to the ridge and exiting to the summit plateau via a body-width crack. Descending at 12 PM, the couloir was slushy -- ascending that late would be miserable!
Vic Hanson - Apr 1, 2007 3:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2001
2nd Whitney SummitA group of us hiked up to Iceberg Lake and camped there on a full moon night, I wanted to keep going it was so beautiful! We reached the summit the next day, using the traverse for the upper portion. Returned back to Whitney Portal in the afternoon.
Hyadventure - Feb 15, 2007 5:35 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2004
My second SummitWe did a dayhike exiting the main trail. I had a very slow group, but that worked in the favor of a lost hiker. Well after dark we found a hiker near lone pine lake. He was disoriented and clumbsy; most likely sufffering from HACE. We lead him out. We finished at 11:00 pm making it about a 18 hour day.
highice - Feb 3, 2007 3:57 pm
nice icenice ice climb below summit if done in the late fall!
SkydiveKen - Oct 24, 2006 5:20 am Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2006
MR soloAfter two partners bailed the weekend before I found an overnight permit and decided to go it alone the next weekend. Left the portal at 1pm and got to Iceberg lake at 6pm. There were four others here ahead of me. Late start but still breaking trail through some snow. Able to stay on the rocks most of the way up to the notch. Past the notch the traverse is iced over. Up the first gully the snow turns to ice about half way up. I stayed on the rocks to the summit. Had the summit to myself for 30 mins when another solo came up from the MR. Passed the four campers from Iceberg in the gully on their way up. Made it back to the Portal by 5pm with snow all the way down the south side to below the E ledges. MR pics