Mt Whitney June 2005

Corina tries to wake up on Friday morning.

2009-07-14T02:16:49Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Corina tries to wake up on Friday morning.

The much hyped, long awaited pancakes.

2009-06-03T11:07:16Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
The much hyped, long awaited pancakes.

Friday morning view of the Big Dog from Whitney Portal

2009-07-14T02:18:28Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Friday morning view of the Big Dog from Whitney Portal

Hitting the trail a little later than expected (8:00 am), but we're in no hurry.

2009-07-14T02:16:18Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Hitting the trail a little later than expected (8:00 am), but we're in no hurry.

Early on the trail

2009-07-14T02:59:28Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Early on the trail

Looking up the canyon. Lone Pine Lake is just above the lip.

2009-07-14T03:01:21Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Looking up the canyon. Lone Pine Lake is just above the lip.

Me crossing the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek.

2009-07-14T02:10:43Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Me crossing the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek.

Steve crossing the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek.

2009-07-14T02:04:14Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve crossing the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek.

Making progress

2009-07-14T02:28:16Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Making progress

Back towards Lone Pine.

2009-07-14T03:08:28Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Back towards Lone Pine.

Steve and I at one of our many rest breaks.

2009-07-14T02:43:23Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and I at one of our many rest breaks.

Corina coming up the switchbacks

2009-07-14T02:01:08Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Corina coming up the switchbacks

Waterfall

2009-07-14T02:46:44Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Waterfall

Steve cramponing up.

2009-07-14T02:17:09Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve cramponing up.

Lone Pine Lake in the distance

2009-07-14T03:47:49Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Lone Pine Lake in the distance

Thor Peak soaring

2009-07-14T03:29:39Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Thor Peak soaring

Coming up a snowfield, slightly off trail... oops.

2009-07-14T01:59:53Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Coming up a snowfield, slightly off trail... oops.

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)'s photo

2009-07-14T02:11:19Z

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Yours truly

2009-07-14T02:39:05Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Yours truly

Steve and Corina wrecked at Mirror Lake.

2009-07-14T02:26:58Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and Corina wrecked at Mirror Lake.

Testing the mirror qualities of the lake

2009-06-02T17:26:00Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Testing the mirror qualities of the lake

Poorly done vertical pan at mirror lake. Mountain is over exposed.

2009-07-14T02:35:44Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Poorly done vertical pan at mirror lake. Mountain is over exposed.

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2009-07-14T03:00:59Z

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The slope between Mirror Lake and Constitution Lake.

2009-07-14T03:38:10Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
The slope between Mirror Lake and Constitution Lake.

Evidence of an avalanche

2009-07-14T03:29:26Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Evidence of an avalanche

Struggling up the long slog between Mirror and Constitution

2009-07-14T02:19:40Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Struggling up the long slog between Mirror and Constitution

Panorama of Constitution Lake basin.

2009-07-14T02:48:01Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Panorama of Constitution Lake basin.

Me on the slog between Mirror and Constitution. Snow conditions weren't bad, there just wasn't any air to breathe.

2009-07-14T03:05:43Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Me on the slog between Mirror and Constitution. Snow conditions weren't bad, there just wasn't any air to breathe.

Trail Crest

2009-07-14T03:23:45Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Trail Crest

Marmmot thinking he blends in with the rock near camp.

2009-06-02T17:19:39Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Marmmot thinking he blends in with the rock near camp.

Campsite pan, including Mt. Muir (center) and trail crest (to the left)

2009-07-14T02:59:13Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Campsite pan, including Mt. Muir (center) and trail crest (to the left)

Second pan from camp. Mt. Whitney is tucked away on the far right.

2009-07-14T02:53:45Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Second pan from camp. Mt. Whitney is tucked away on the far right.

In the tents... I feel like I am in a never ending last 100 meters of a 400 meter dash. I was ruined.

2009-06-02T17:48:55Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
In the tents... I feel like I am in a never ending last 100 meters of a 400 meter dash. I was ruined.

Morning light on Mt Muir and Trail Crest. Most beautiful part of the trip... wanted to take more pictures but my camera informed me the battery was dead... later in the day I found this to ...

2009-07-09T01:09:57Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Morning light on Mt Muir and Trail Crest. Most beautiful part of the trip... wanted to take more pictures but my camera informed me the battery was dead... later in the day I found this to ...

Steve and Corina making their way up to Trail Crest. Camp is in the far distance and waaayyyy down.

2009-07-14T02:35:59Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and Corina making their way up to Trail Crest. Camp is in the far distance and waaayyyy down.

Footprints of the pair in front of us (Kirk and Dave). I believe Dave is in the distance.

2009-07-14T03:12:45Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Footprints of the pair in front of us (Kirk and Dave). I believe Dave is in the distance.

Dave making his way up with the "fewest steps possible" philosophy. Worked like a charm.

2009-07-14T02:33:24Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Dave making his way up with the "fewest steps possible" philosophy. Worked like a charm.

Steve and Corina on their way up.

2009-07-14T02:13:20Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and Corina on their way up.

Kirk and Dave trooping up to Trail Crest

2009-07-09T01:09:19Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Kirk and Dave trooping up to Trail Crest

"I just want to lie here" - Corina

2009-07-14T02:51:06Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
"I just want to lie here" - Corina

The slope up to Trail Crest with Trail Camp in the back ground.

2009-07-14T02:33:17Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
The slope up to Trail Crest with Trail Camp in the back ground.

Steve and Corina... still working up. Almost there.

2009-07-14T02:38:39Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and Corina... still working up. Almost there.

Trail Crest (far left). This is more a picture of the sky. Incredible blue!

2009-07-14T02:30:03Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Trail Crest (far left). This is more a picture of the sky. Incredible blue!

Steve cresting Trail Crest

2009-06-02T16:50:14Z

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Steve cresting Trail Crest

Corina cresting Trail Crest

2009-06-02T16:33:11Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Corina cresting Trail Crest

Trail Crest sign

2009-07-14T02:21:12Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Trail Crest sign

Us at the Trail Crest sign.

2009-07-14T02:21:47Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Us at the Trail Crest sign.

This is NOT A WINDOW. Looking forward along the trail (yes it goes through that mess). Whitney in the background.

2009-07-14T02:51:47Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
This is NOT A WINDOW. Looking forward along the trail (yes it goes through that mess). Whitney in the background.

Relatively dicey bit of trail. Good solid stomped trail through it though.

2009-06-03T11:10:47Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Relatively dicey bit of trail. Good solid stomped trail through it though.

The Kaweahs looking mighty fine. Kern Canyon in the mid ground (below Kaweahs)

2009-07-14T02:42:45Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
The Kaweahs looking mighty fine. Kern Canyon in the mid ground (below Kaweahs)

Us on the summit. Arrived around 12ish. Steve and I were both completely dominated at this point. I curled up and slept by the hut, steve slept on a rock. Corina ran around.

2009-07-14T02:25:44Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Us on the summit. Arrived around 12ish. Steve and I were both completely dominated at this point. I curled up and slept by the hut, steve slept on a rock. Corina ran around.

Steve and Corina by the summit hut.

2009-07-14T03:25:53Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and Corina by the summit hut.

Steve and I by the summit hut. I forgot to sign the register... too busy boiling water plus brain not working. Left summit around 12:45

2009-07-14T02:40:31Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and I by the summit hut. I forgot to sign the register... too busy boiling water plus brain not working. Left summit around 12:45

me on the highest point in the contiguous United States!!

2009-07-14T02:10:48Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
me on the highest point in the contiguous United States!!

Panoram from the summit from NNW to S. Incredible day. Sierra's were beautiful! Could see at least to North Pal in the north and well past Olancha to the south (don't know the names of th ...

2009-07-09T01:12:55Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Panoram from the summit from NNW to S. Incredible day. Sierra's were beautiful! Could see at least to North Pal in the north and well past Olancha to the south (don't know the names of th ...

Kirk and Dave, ever our companions on the trail, making their way through a touchy piece of trail.

2009-07-14T02:49:44Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Kirk and Dave, ever our companions on the trail, making their way through a touchy piece of trail.

Steve and Corina glissading down from trail crest

2009-07-14T02:24:08Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and Corina glissading down from trail crest

Steve trying to stop.

2009-07-14T02:19:30Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve trying to stop.

Stopped.

2009-07-14T03:04:26Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Stopped.

Steve and Corina slogging back to camp after the glissade. Love this pic.

2009-07-14T02:41:34Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Steve and Corina slogging back to camp after the glissade. Love this pic.

Cleaned up camp. Left Trail Camp at 4:30

2009-07-14T03:16:56Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Cleaned up camp. Left Trail Camp at 4:30

Lone Pine Lake on the way down

2009-07-14T02:28:17Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Lone Pine Lake on the way down

Last view of the mountian from the trail.

2009-07-14T02:18:35Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Last view of the mountian from the trail.

Classic finishing shot. Check out our (steve and I) eye's. After that bought shirts, and had the long awaited pizza.

2009-06-02T16:52:47Z

Nathan Warmerdam (NateW)
Classic finishing shot. Check out our (steve and I) eye's. After that bought shirts, and had the long awaited pizza.