Mt Whitney trail

by piero scaruffi | Mt Whitney hiking notes | Mt Whitney's mountaineering trail
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Mt Whitney from Lone Pine

The meadow after Lone Pine Lake at sunrise

The mountains around


Outpost Camp

Outpost Camp

Towards Mirror Lake


The meadow below

Towards Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake


Mirror Lake

The meadow and Lone Pine Lake from above Mirror Lake

Towards base camp

Towards base camp


Towards base camp

Towards base camp

Towards base camp

Towards base camp


Towards base camp

Towards base camp

Towards base camp

Towards base camp


Towards base camp

Consultation Lake

Consultation Lake

Towards base camp


View from base camp

View from base camp

View from base camp

Base camp


View from the switchbacks

View from the switchbacks

The switchbacks

The handrail


View from the switchbacks

View from the switchbacks

The Crest, 4145m


The Crest, 4145m

View from the Crest

The Crest, 4145m ("ft" is a unit of measurement of the ancient Roman empire that is still used in some backwards parts of the USA)

View from the Crest


The first view of the summit

Towards the summit

View east from between two of the teeth


View north

View north

Flowers

The summit


The summit

The summit

The summit

The summit


The summit

View from the summit

View from the summit

The summit


Iceberg Lake

View from the summit

View from the summit

View from the summit


The summit

View from the summit


View from the top (Courtesy Mihai Martalogu

View from the top (Courtesy Mihai Martalogu

View from the top (Courtesy Mihai Martalogu

View from the top (Courtesy Mihai Martalogu


View from the top (Courtesy Mihai Martalogu

View from the top (Courtesy Mihai Martalogu

View from the top (Courtesy Mihai Martalogu

One can also use the North Fork trail (mountaineering route)


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