October 11, 2006

It wasn't until Consultation Lake that I pulled the camera out of its case for the first time on this climb. Arc Pass above Consultation Lake.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:09:01 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
It wasn't until Consultation Lake that I pulled the camera out of its case for the first time on this climb. Arc Pass above Consultation Lake.

Mt. Muir in the morning sun.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:12:13 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Mt. Muir in the morning sun.

We passed a few hikers on our way up to Trail Camp.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:15:00 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
We passed a few hikers on our way up to Trail Camp.

The Sierra Crest from Trail Camp.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:18:38 -0700

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The Sierra Crest from Trail Camp.

The Trail Camp collection pond. On the way down, I mentioned that I wish I had a pair of skates with me.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:21:39 -0700

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The Trail Camp collection pond. On the way down, I mentioned that I wish I had a pair of skates with me.

Chris at the Cables.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:25:40 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris at the Cables.

Mt. Muir from the Switchbacks.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:29:06 -0700

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Mt. Muir from the Switchbacks.

Wotan's Throne from the Switchbacks.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:33:14 -0700

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Wotan's Throne from the Switchbacks.

Chris on the Switchbacks.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:37:14 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris on the Switchbacks.

Hitchcock Lakes and Guitar Lake from beyond Trail Crest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:39:54 -0700

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Hitchcock Lakes and Guitar Lake from beyond Trail Crest.

The summit of Mt. Whitney comes into view.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:42:49 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
The summit of Mt. Whitney comes into view.

Chris on the west side of the Sierra Crest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:45:18 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris on the west side of the Sierra Crest.

Window view.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:47:52 -0700

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Window view.

Typical snow conditions on the trail.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:50:41 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Typical snow conditions on the trail.

Another window view.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:53:49 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Another window view.

Looking "west."

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:56:30 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Looking "west."

Chris approaching the shoulder of Mt. Whitney.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:59:48 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris approaching the shoulder of Mt. Whitney.

The switchbacks of the John Muir Trail.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:03:45 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
The switchbacks of the John Muir Trail.

The vast expanse of the Sierra comes into view as you near the summit of Mt. Whitney.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:05:55 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
The vast expanse of the Sierra comes into view as you near the summit of Mt. Whitney.

Chris on the final leg of the journey to the top of Mt. Whitney.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:08:31 -0700

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Chris on the final leg of the journey to the top of Mt. Whitney.

Chris on the final leg of the journey to the top of Mt. Whitney.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:11:23 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris on the final leg of the journey to the top of Mt. Whitney.

Chris on the final leg of the journey to the top of Mt. Whitney.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:14:15 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris on the final leg of the journey to the top of Mt. Whitney.

Chris on the final leg of the journey to the top of Mt. Whitney.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:17:24 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris on the final leg of the journey to the top of Mt. Whitney.

We had the opportunity to see a variety of scenes from the summit. The clouds would appear and then burn off, making for some dramatic views. The Sierra to the "south" of Mt. Whitney.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:20:13 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
We had the opportunity to see a variety of scenes from the summit. The clouds would appear and then burn off, making for some dramatic views. The Sierra to the "south" of Mt. Whitney.

Never did see much more than partial views of the valley.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:22:03 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Never did see much more than partial views of the valley.

Another shot "south."

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:24:04 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Another shot "south."

Wispy clouds attempt to obscure Mt. Russell.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:25:55 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Wispy clouds attempt to obscure Mt. Russell.

Wispy clouds attempt to obscure Mt. Russell.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:27:45 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Wispy clouds attempt to obscure Mt. Russell.

Looking down towards Trail Camp.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:30:07 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Looking down towards Trail Camp.

The view down towards Hitchcock Lakes.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:32:46 -0700

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The view down towards Hitchcock Lakes.

Chris on the summit of Mt. Whitney. I could say he was saying a prayer of thanks, but...

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:34:18 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris on the summit of Mt. Whitney. I could say he was saying a prayer of thanks, but...

...actually, he was setting up his camera for a summit group photo.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:36:13 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
...actually, he was setting up his camera for a summit group photo.

Looking along the Sierra Crest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:38:33 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Looking along the Sierra Crest.

Closed in.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:39:54 -0700

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Closed in.

Chris talking to a fellow Trailhead camper. He left a few minutes after us and arrived at summit with about the same gap.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:42:18 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris talking to a fellow Trailhead camper. He left a few minutes after us and arrived at summit with about the same gap.

Chris at the Register.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:45:20 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris at the Register.

Chris signing in.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:47:33 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris signing in.

Looking "west."

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:50:05 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Looking "west."

Wider angle view to the "west."

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:53:02 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Wider angle view to the "west."

Mt. Whitney Register.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:55:10 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Mt. Whitney Register.

The chute above the Notch.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:29:45 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
The chute above the Notch.

Wales Lake, Mt. Morgenson, Mt. Williamson and the Artic Lakes.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:58:04 -0700

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Wales Lake, Mt. Morgenson, Mt. Williamson and the Artic Lakes.

Russell/Morgenson Ridge with Mt. Williamson in the background.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:00:29 -0700

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Russell/Morgenson Ridge with Mt. Williamson in the background.

Chris checks out the final chute on the Moutaineer's Route.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:02:50 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris checks out the final chute on the Moutaineer's Route.

Heading home.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:33:18 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Heading home.

I led up, Chris led down.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:36:29 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
I led up, Chris led down.

The long traverse back to Trail Crest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:40:11 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
The long traverse back to Trail Crest.

Hitchcock Lakes and Guitar Lake. Timberline Lake and the Crabtree Meadows area is in there also.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:42:59 -0700

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Hitchcock Lakes and Guitar Lake. Timberline Lake and the Crabtree Meadows area is in there also.

Chris approaches a large group still on their way up.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:46:20 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris approaches a large group still on their way up.

Hitchcock Lakes, Mt. Hitchcock and beyond.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:50:15 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Hitchcock Lakes, Mt. Hitchcock and beyond.

A punishing section of the trail on the way back to Trail Crest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:54:26 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
A punishing section of the trail on the way back to Trail Crest.

A view of the Switchbacks from the "west" side.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:57:06 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
A view of the Switchbacks from the "west" side.

Chris heading over Trail Crest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:19 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris heading over Trail Crest.

Heading down the Switchbacks.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:04:17 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Heading down the Switchbacks.

Mt. Muir and the Sierra Crest from the Switchbacks.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:07:11 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Mt. Muir and the Sierra Crest from the Switchbacks.

Puffy clouds obscurring the view of Trail Camp.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:10:08 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Puffy clouds obscurring the view of Trail Camp.

Chris on the Swichbacks with Mt. Irvine (?) in the background.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:12:58 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris on the Swichbacks with Mt. Irvine (?) in the background.

The Cables.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:15:40 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
The Cables.

The view from the Cables.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:18:32 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
The view from the Cables.

Mt. Irvine.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:21:03 -0700

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Mt. Irvine.

Cascade below Trail Camp.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:26:12 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Cascade below Trail Camp.

Chris at Trailside Meadow.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:31:50 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris at Trailside Meadow.

Thor Peak above Mirror Lake.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:36:34 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Thor Peak above Mirror Lake.

Chris passing Bighorn Park.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:41:11 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris passing Bighorn Park.

Chris passing Bighorn Park.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:45:14 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris passing Bighorn Park.

Rockwell's favorite spring.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:51:02 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Rockwell's favorite spring.

Chris back at the Log Crossing.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:57:36 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris back at the Log Crossing.

Lone Pine Creek cascade.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:02:24 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Lone Pine Creek cascade.

Chris at The End. Blurred, but still worht posting.

nobody@smugmug.com (Richard Piotrowski) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:05:38 -0700

Richard Piotrowski
Chris at The End. Blurred, but still worht posting.