The ridge south of the Whitney Summit (Keeler Needle, Day Needle/Crooks Peak/Third Needle, Mt Muir). In the full size shot you can see the top and bottom of the switchbacks beyond the Needles.
Viewed: 61 times.
08/29/2009 12:58 PM
The Whitey summit hut, which I believe is 100 years old this year.
Viewed: 54 times.
08/29/2009 12:59 PM
Kurt trying (successfully) to fire off a text message from the summit.
Viewed: 54 times.
08/29/2009 01:09 PM
As close to the edge as Gen was willing to get.
Viewed: 64 times.
08/29/2009 01:13 PM
Looking down toward the Portal/Lone Pine/Lone Pine Lake from the summit. Much hazier to the east than to the west.
Viewed: 54 times.
08/29/2009 01:16 PM
Lightning warning sign on the hut door. Kurt/Gen signing the registry on the left.
Viewed: 53 times.
08/29/2009 01:18 PM
This (extremely fat) marmot was hanging out on the summit and slowly made his way under the rocks toward our packs.
Viewed: 57 times.
08/29/2009 01:30 PM
Lisa, Katrina, and Roger "Jazz Hands" Kuo approaching the summit.
Viewed: 54 times.
08/29/2009 01:38 PM
This was the culmination of some sort of USC/UCLA rivalry that had been festering all afternoon. (Kurt is holding his UCLA banner)
7
