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Tom Becht: 01 Not the earliest start
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Tom Becht: 02 Recrossing the creek in faint light
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Tom Becht: 03 Muscling up to the ledges
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Tom Becht: 04 Dash begins ascending the ledges
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Tom Becht: 05 Along the ledges at dawn
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Tom Becht: 06 Matt leading the charge
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Tom Becht: 07 Iris wondering why she came with us
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Tom Becht: 08 Sunrise
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Tom Becht: 09 The Needles make their appearance
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Tom Becht: 10 Popping out of the brush
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Tom Becht: 11 Lower Boy Scout Lake
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Tom Becht: 12 Rocky trail to Clydes Meadow
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Tom Becht: 13 The plateau high above
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Tom Becht: 14 Matt videoing
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Tom Becht: 15 Scree field comes into view
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Tom Becht: 16 Clydes Meadow
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Tom Becht: 17 Dash on the scree use trail
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Tom Becht: 18 Group almost to the plateau
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Tom Becht: 19 View on top-Whitney, Russell, and Carillon
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Tom Becht: 20 Breaktime
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Tom Becht: 21 Hiking up to the pass
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Tom Becht: 22 View back to Whitney
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Tom Becht: 23 Dash scrambling to Carillon's summit
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Tom Becht: 24 Inspecting Russell's East Ridge
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Tom Becht: 25 Panorama from Carillon
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Tom Becht: 26 Plateau below with Irvine and McAdie in the distance
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Tom Becht: 27 Climbing the snowy ridge on Russell
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Tom Becht: 28 The gang following with Mt Carillon in the background
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Tom Becht: 29 On firmer ground
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Tom Becht: 30 More snow to come