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Mt Russell & Whitney (Sep 2013)

Finally after more than 10 years I got to climb Mt. Whitney east face again. My originally planned partners all fell through and Erik jumped in. We had our first camp at Upper Boy Scout Lake (11,340ft) climbed Mount Russel (14,088ft) to acclimate and moved camp to Iceberg Lake (12,640ft) in the afternoon. Then we climbed the E-face (5.7) very leisurely but with plenty of time to spare to enjoy the summit. This was the first time I lead all 10 pitches. Nach mehr als 10 Jahren kletterte ich wieder die Ostwand an Mt. Whitney. Meine geplanten Partner hatten alle abgesagt und Erik sprang ein. Die erste Nacht verbrachten wir bei Upper Boy Scout Lake (3450m), kletterten Mount Russel (4294m) zur Akklimatisierung und verlagerten unser Lager am Nachmittag zu Iceberg Lake (3850m). Am nächsten Morgen kletterten wir ganz gemütlich die Ostwand an Mount Whitney (V) und hatten genug Zeit um den Gipfel zu geniessen. Das war das erste mal dass ich alle 10 Seillängen dieser Tour führte.
At Lower Boy Scout Lake
At Lower Boy Scout Lake		 Clyde Meadows
Clyde Meadows		 Morning at Upper Boy Scout Lake
Morning at Upper Boy Scout Lake		 Mt Muir, Mt Whitney & Mt Russell
Mt Muir, Mt Whitney & Mt Russell
On Mt Russell E-ridge
On Mt Russell E-ridge		 Summit of Mt Russell (14,088ft; 4294m)
Summit of Mt Russell (14,088ft; 4294m)		 Camp at Iceberg Lake
Camp at Iceberg Lake		 E-Face, Tower Traverse
E-Face, Tower Traverse
E-Face, lunch break
E-Face, lunch break		 E-Face, Fresh AirTraverse
E-Face, Fresh AirTraverse		 E-Face, Fresh AirTraverse
E-Face, Fresh AirTraverse		 Mt Whitney, Summit (14,505ft; 4421m)
Mt Whitney, Summit (14,505ft; 4421m)

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