Mt. Whitney Portal Trail

Start: 8,300ft 3:30am
Crest: 13,600ft 10:30am
Summit: 14,500ft 12:30pm
Return: 8,300ft 7:30pm
Date:     07/07/07
Total Time:     16 hours
Total Distance:     22 miles
Total Elevation:     12,400ft


Mt. Whitney Trail Map



Lone Pine Lake - Ben and Brad

Waterfall at the Trailside Meadow

Bridge near Trail Camp

 

Infamous 96 Switchbacks to Trail Crest - Brad & Brian

The Cables on the Infamous 96 Switchbacks

Mt. Muir from Infamous 96 Switchbacks

Infamous 96 Switchbacks to Trail Crest - Brad & Brian

Infamous 96 Switchbacks to Trail Crest

Infamous 96 Switchbacks to Trail Crest

Infamous 96 Switchbacks to Trail Crest looking up

Infamous 96 Switchbacks to Trail Crest looking down

Mt. Whitney peak from Infamous 97 Switchbacks

View from the Top of the Infamous 97 Switchbacks

Trail Crest Sign

 

Trail Crest - Brad

 

Trail Crest - Brad

 

Looking South from Trail Crest

Trail Crest - Brad

 

Looking South from Trail Crest

Trail Crest to Summit

 

Junction of the Mt. Whitney Trail with the John Muir Trail

Backside of Mt. Muir

 

Trail Crest to Summit

 

Trail Crest to Summit - Brad in Distance

Looking West from Trail Crest

Looking West from Trail Crest

Trail Crest to Summit

 

Trail Crest to Summit

 

Looking East between the Spires

Mt. Hitchcock and

Hitchcock Lake

Looking East between the Needles

Trail Crest to Summit

 

Backside of Mt. Muir and the Needles

Backside of Mt. Whitney

 

Mt. Hitchcock and Hitchcock Lake

The Last Few Hundred

Feet to the Summit

The Summit Looking South

 

The Summit Looking West

 

The Summit Looking North

 

The Summit Looking East

 

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