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| Mount Whitney, Kheeler Needle, and company |
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| On the approach, Whit in the background. |
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| The lake that we got water out of everyday. Sometimes had to use an ice axe to get water in the morning. |
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| Me, the bear vault, and my rations. |
It was great to be out in the mountains again. Got to get out and get on Western Front, Mount Russell and East Buttress, Mount Whitney. What a beautiful area it is back there. Very interesting experience to be out there and see all types of people. It was four days total in the back-country. Day one, walk in; day two Mount Russell, day three Mount Whitney, and 4 walk-out. Each peak taps in at over 14,000.
Russell was awesome! It was the hardest alpine route I have done so far at 10c. The crux pitch was hard for me flaring finger crack, almost on-sighted, but had to take once. I was still happy with it. Kristina did great up high on another tough pitch. Said to be the best pitch on Mount Russell. Here are some photos.
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| On-top of Russell after Western Front, great day, great route! |
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| Mount Russell |
Mount Whitney was great much easier at 5.7. It had a lot of lower 5th class with 5.6 or 5.7 sections or moves on it. Nonetheless it was a fun day with a great view off the summit. Here are some cool pics.
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| Loved these flowers, they were everywhere on the mountain. |
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| On the route. |
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| Cool rock on the route. |
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| Mount Whit |
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| Benchmark at summit, one of six. |
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| Yay, summit. |
Headed to see the family tomorrow. Really excited about that. Should be great to see everyone and relax for a bit.
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