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hikenhi: My pack with Mount Whitney and Mount Russell in the background.
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hikenhi: Mount Whitney
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hikenhi: Looking up towards the summit of Mount Whitney.
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hikenhi: A close-up of the Mount Whitney "Mountaineers Route."
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hikenhi: Just trying to stay warm around 13,000ft on a day where the temperature never got above freezing. Mount Whitney and Mount Russell in the background.
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hikenhi: My sub-30lbs of equipment.
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hikenhi: Mount Whitney, 12/2012
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hikenhi: Tulainyo Lake, "The Highest Lake in California," 12/2012
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hikenhi: 25 degree smile at 12,875ft.
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hikenhi: Mount Whitney
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hikenhi: Mount Whitney alpine glow.
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hikenhi: Ownes Valley sunrise take from 12,860ft near Mount Russell, 12/2012
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hikenhi: Some ice climbers below Thor Peak on the shady side North Fork of Lone Pine Creek.
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hikenhi: The Ice Falls below Thor Peak on the North Fork side of Lone Pine Creek.
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hikenhi: The Whitney Portal Road as seen from near the lower Boy Scout Lake.
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hikenhi: My lower basecamp near the lower Boy Scout Lake.
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hikenhi: Looking up towards Mount Whitney from near the lower Boy Scout Lake.
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hikenhi: Me and my fatigued body after successfully summiting Mount Whitney via the Mountaineers Route.
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hikenhi: The true class 3 just leading up to the summit plateau of Mount Whitney.
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hikenhi: Mount Russell as seen from atop of Mount Whitney.
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hikenhi: Looking down towards Whitney Portal from the summit of Mount Whitney.
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hikenhi: The Pinnicale Ridge that seperates the North and South forks, Mountaineer's Route and Whintey Trail from atop of Mount Whitney.
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hikenhi: Me atop of Mount Whitney.
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hikenhi: Me atop of Mount Whitney signing the summit log.
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hikenhi: The Summit Hut atop of Mount Whitney.
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hikenhi: Looking south from atop of Mount Whitney you can spot another 14er--Mount Langley.
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hikenhi: Mount Russell as seen on my way towards the summit of Mount Whitney along the Mountaineers Route.
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hikenhi: I'm finished with the long cold and windy shoot up the Mountaineers Route. Just the steep class 3 climb to the summit plateau now.
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hikenhi: Cold, windy, and steep.
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hikenhi: Iceberg Lake down below along the Mountaineers Route.