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Whitney Portal
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Date: 01/25/2007
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In the parking lot at Whitney Portal.
01/25/2007
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Lone Pine Creek, where we leave the main Whitney trail to head up the North Fork.
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Date: 11/03/2006
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11/03/2006
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Ice and another small waterfall on the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek.
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Date: 11/03/2006
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11/03/2006
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Icy slabs which made the approach rather interesting.
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Date: 11/03/2006
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11/03/2006
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Neal and Chris with the Whitney range in the distance.
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Date: 11/03/2006
Views: 9
11/03/2006
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Looking back down the North Fork with Owens Valley in the distance.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 9
11/04/2006
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The Whitney range, with Mt. Whitney on the right.
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Date: 11/03/2006
Views: 11
11/03/2006
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The east face of Mt. Whitney, the east buttress (5.7) follows the righthand skyline.
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Date: 11/04/2006
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11/04/2006
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Iceburg lake, our base camp for the next day and a half.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 12
11/04/2006
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Chris leading the second technical pitch on the east buttress of Mt. Whitney.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 11
11/04/2006
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Looking back down at Iceburg lake from the east buttress.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 9
11/04/2006
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Looking north at Mt. Russel from high on the east buttress of Mt. Whitney, as the sun begins to set.
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Date: 11/04/2006
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11/04/2006
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Sunset on the summit of Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48 states.
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Date: 11/04/2006
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11/04/2006
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Neal on the summit.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 24
11/04/2006
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Sunset- now it's time to get down!
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 7
11/04/2006
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Our camp at Iceburg lake.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 9
11/04/2006
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Mt. Russel, with the Fishhook Arete (5.9) bending in front of the main face.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 13
11/04/2006
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The base of the Fishhook Arete.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 15
11/04/2006
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Looking at the north face of Mt. Whitney from the Fishhook Arete on Mt. Russel.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 10
11/04/2006
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Chris on the Fishhook Arete.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 15
11/04/2006
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Neal on the Fishhook Arete.
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Date: 11/04/2006
Views: 24
11/04/2006
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Looking back down the Fishhook Arete.
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Date: 11/05/2006
Views: 24
11/05/2006
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Looking west toward the Kern River Valley.
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Date: 11/05/2006
Views: 12
11/05/2006
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Neal near the top of the Fishhook Arete.
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Date: 11/05/2006
Views: 26
11/05/2006
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Chris and Neal on the summit of Mt. Russel.
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Date: 11/05/2006
Views: 21
11/05/2006
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