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| Fun mixed terrain on the upper part of the route. |
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| Summit of Mt. Whitney via the Mountaineer's Route. May 2010. |
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| The notch to the summit |
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| Mt Whitney Mountaineers Route, March 2016 |
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| Mount Whitney, 1986 |
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| Point release avalanche. |
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| Glissading back to Iceberg Lake. |
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| Jeremy coming up through the upper portion of the Mountaineers Route. |
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| Mt. Russell from Iceberg Lake. |
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| Whitney and Keeler Needle at sunrise from camp. |
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| Getting settled in the Alabama Hills after the long drive. |
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| The "Notch" to the summit. |
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| Mountaineers Route and Descent for East Face and East Buttress of Mt. Whitney |
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| The route disappears behind the ridge and follows the gully to the summit. |
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| Looking up the Mountaineers Route above the notch with summit plateau at the top of the frame. Expect icy conditions like this in the early summer. |
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| Looking down the Mountaineers Route in early summer conditions. As you can see, in the summer the route is mostly dirt and scree. |
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| looking up at the start of the Mountaineers Route |
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