 | | Driving up to Whitney Portal to check it out the day before we hike.
Whitney Portal, CA
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 | | Yeah, it's 2:21am. Welcome to hiking. We're getting a later start that i wanted too.
Best Western, Lone Pine, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | Alex getting his crap togeather. Everyone moves slow at this time of the day : )
Best Western, Lone Pine, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | That's me! All psych'd up and ready to go!!!
Whitney Portal, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | 4:36am with the sun soon rising.
Mt Whitney Main trail, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | 5:35am at Trail Camp. The people here are just waking up but we're about to hit the switchbacks. We have to return to the car when we're done.
Trail Camp, Mt Whitney Main Trail, CA
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99 Switchbacks, Mt Whitney Main Trail, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | Dammit!!! Turning back on the switchbacks. The 1st snow of the year last weekend filled in the area known as the cables. Oh well, we'll try again. We did find out later that 2 guys died and another was serious wounded glissading down from the cables. Dumbasses.
99 Switchbacks, Mt Whitney Main Trail, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | Late morning view of Owen's Valley with Mirror Lake and Outpost visible at the bottom.
Mt Whitney Main Trail, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | Alex is always happy, a great guy to hike with.
Mt Whitney Main Trail, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | Alex overlooking Mirror Lake.
Mt Whitney Main Trail, CA
save file: small medium large |  | | Me. Always a bummer but we're alive to try it again. The mountain isn't going anywhere.
Mt Whitney Main Trail, CA
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