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The place on Foothill Rd where the North Bairs Creek crosses the road
The place on Foothill Rd where the North Bairs Creek crosses the road
The place on Foothill Rd where the North Bairs Creek crosses the road
The North Bairs Creek canyon
The North Bairs Creek canyon
The North Bairs Creek canyon
The North Bairs Creek canyon
Owens Valley beind me
Wildflowers
The southern side of the canyon
The northern side
Approaching the gorges and looking for notches
Looking for the notch
Artistic combination
Approaching the gorges and looking for the notch
The cirque appears in the distance
Ascending
Ascending
Owens Valley
Owens Valley
A notch high to the right
Ascending to the notch
The elevation gain is already impressive
At the notch
At the notch
On the other side
Owens Valley
Now the route is clear
On the other side
Up the canyon
The ramp is right before the pine forest
The notch from the other side
The notch
The notch
Another notch
Looking back at the notches
Looking back at the notches
Animal tracks
Looking back at the (lower) notch, the gorges and the valley
Higher and lower notches
Notches and gorges
Lower notch and gorges
Lower notch and gorges
Higher and lower notches
Lower notch
Ramp and cirque
Notches behind me
Waterfalls
Advancing in the canyon
Advancing in the canyon
Notches and gorges behind me
Cactus
Almost at the junction of the two branches
The waterfall that marks the junction
Waterfall and ramp to the cirque
The right branch
The right branch
The left branch (the "ramp")
Crossing the creek
Crossing the creek
Higher notch, lower notch and valley behind me
The canyon behind me
Wildflowers
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Wildflowers
Wildflower
Wildflower
Wildflower
Wildflower
Wildflower
cactus
Cactus
Cactus
Behind me
Above me
To my right
To my right
Above me
Wildflowers
Up the ramp
Cactus
Up the ramp
Cactus
Up the ramp
A vidette towering over the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Up the ramp
Behind me
Behind me
Dead tree
At the green plateau
Behind me
Green plateau
Green plateau
Green plateau
Green plateau
The massif before the cirque
Behind me
Last view of the valley
The massif
Behind me
Up the massif
Entering the cirque
East couloir and northeast couloir
Cirque and east couloir
More ridges to climb
The two couloirs
Wildflower
Northeast couloir
East couloir
Massif behind me
Towards the couloirs
The east couloir
View behind me
The southern walls of the cirque
Up the northeast couloir
The top of the east couloir from the northeast couloir
Up the northeast couloir
Up the northeast couloir
Up the northeast couloir
Up the northeast couloir
Up the northeast couloir
The east couloir and the plateau above it
Up the northeast couloir
Up the northeast couloir (the pyramid at the top is the east summit)
The side western chute to the summit plateau
Looking down the chute
The end of the chute
The plateau above the east couloir
Mt Whitney
Up towards the summit
Up towards the summit plateau
The chute is behind these boulders
The east summit and the chute location
The east summit and the chute location
The east summit and the chute location
Towards the real summit
The real summit
The real summit
Views from the top
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