Whitney 100

Onion Valley to Whitney Peak

54 mile trek in five days from Onion Valley to Mt. Whitney peak and out the portal, Aug 6-10 2016.
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Set out 8/6 with Drew and R.L. This was my fifth year trying this peak. 2012: rained out, 2013: I screwed up getting the permits, 2014: Drew hurt his foot, 2015: Our Crabtree Pass fiasco. This time we came a day early and tried the Lottery to get alternate permits and won! So luck was with us.
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Starting mid-day, we got up to camp at Gilbert Lake and took 1000 feet off the first pass.
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Morning above Gilbert Lake.
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Climbing past Heart Lake, which truly looks like a heart.
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Outstanding colors at Heart Lake.
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One of the Kearsarge Pinnacles near the top.
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Big Pothole Lake.
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Telephoto of a pinnacle above Big Pothole Lake.
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Topping out on Kearsarge Pass, 11,771 ft.
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Kearsarge Lakes.
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Longer view with Bullfrog Lake in the distance. This is where I came down Glen Pass in 2012.
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Bullfrog Lake.
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Nameless tarn below Bullfrog Lake.
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Now connected with my previous trip, dropping into the long Bubbs Creek draw.
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Went a few miles up Bubbs Creek before camp to get ready for Forrester Pass.
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Morning of 8/8 heading up the pass with stunning morning light on the lower Bubbs Creek drainage.
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Looking up at the first ledge of Forrester Pass. We'll end up climbing that hat as part of the route.
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