1. Mt Whitney mountaineer’s route
View from the top of the First Chimney

2. Dawn above Whitney Portal The Mountaineer’s route splits off from the main “tourist” route shortly above this point

3. Kevin on the Ebersbacher Ledges above the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek

4. Whitney (r) heading to Upper Boy Scout Lake

5. The climb to Upper Boy Scout Lake basin

6. Cascades along the route

7. Upper Boy Scout Lake basin

8. Whitney (r) amid clouds and sunlight

9. Along the trail to Iceberg Lake with Whitney East Face

10. The Chute above Iceberg Lake

11. Kevin in the Chute with Iceberg Lake below Lone Pine is in the distance and nearly 10,000 ft lower

12. Showy Sky Pilot finds an unlikely home on the Whitney Chute

13. Kevin looking for a solution to the chockstone

14. Nearing the top of the 1500 ft. Chute

15. View back East from the top of the Chute

16. View West from top of the Chute
View West from top of the Chute. The First Chimney to the summit ridge is on the left.

17. Looking up the legendary First Chimney, the route we took onto the summit ridge

18. I finally reached the summit ridge at the top of the Chimney after 6½ hrs of steady climbing

19. Whitney Summit House at the top of the contiguous United States, 14,505 ft.

20. Guitar Lake (r) vista West on the descent via the normal route