Pictures from around Mount Whitney in the Southern Sierra

View of Mount Whitney from the approach.

Silhouetted against the top of the Mount Whitney ridge. The Keeler Needle is directly behind me.

View up Mount Russell from the base of our route, called "Western Front". You can see a party just starting the second pitch.

On lead on the 4th pitch, scoping the upper parts of the route.

Summit of Mount Russell, 14,088 ft.

Looking down from the summit of Mount Russell, high country lakes in Kings Canyon National Park.

Mount Whitney from our camp at Iceberg lake. I like this picture because it captures lots of stuff going on... the mountain, the rescue litter, and the food bags hanging away from the critters.

My partner and I on the summit of Mount Whitney. Taken by one of probably 50 people who came up the trail and were on the summit with us.