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 The place on Foothill Rd where the North Bairs Creek crosses the road |
 The place on Foothill Rd where the North Bairs Creek crosses the road |
 The place on Foothill Rd where the North Bairs Creek crosses the road |
 The North Bairs Creek canyon |
 The North Bairs Creek canyon |
 The North Bairs Creek canyon |
 The North Bairs Creek canyon |
 Owens Valley beind me |
 Wildflowers |
 The southern side of the canyon |
 The northern side |
 Approaching the gorges and looking for notches |
 Looking for the notch |
 Artistic combination |
 Approaching the gorges and looking for the notch |
 The cirque appears in the distance |
 Ascending |
 Ascending |
 Owens Valley |
 Owens Valley |
 A notch high to the right |
 Ascending to the notch |
 The elevation gain is already impressive |
 At the notch |
 At the notch |
 On the other side |
 Owens Valley |
 Now the route is clear |
 On the other side |
 Up the canyon |
 The ramp is right before the pine forest |
 The notch from the other side |
 The notch |
 The notch |
 Another notch |
 Looking back at the notches |
 Looking back at the notches |
 Animal tracks |
 Looking back at the (lower) notch, the gorges and the valley |
 Higher and lower notches |
 Notches and gorges |
 Lower notch and gorges |
 Lower notch and gorges |
 Higher and lower notches |
 Lower notch |
 Ramp and cirque |
 Notches behind me |
 Waterfalls |
 Advancing in the canyon |
 Advancing in the canyon |
 Notches and gorges behind me |
 Cactus |
 Almost at the junction of the two branches |
 The waterfall that marks the junction |
 Waterfall and ramp to the cirque |
 The right branch |
 The right branch |
 The left branch (the "ramp") |
 Crossing the creek |
 Crossing the creek |
 Higher notch, lower notch and valley behind me |
 The canyon behind me |
 Wildflowers |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Wildflowers |
 Wildflower |
 Wildflower |
 Wildflower |
 Wildflower |
 Wildflower |
 cactus |
 Cactus |
 Cactus |
 Behind me |
 Above me |
 To my right |
 To my right |
 Above me |
 Wildflowers |
 Up the ramp |
 Cactus |
 Up the ramp |
 Cactus |
 Up the ramp |
 A vidette towering over the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Up the ramp |
 Behind me |
 Behind me |
 Dead tree |
 At the green plateau |
 Behind me |
 Green plateau |
 Green plateau |
 Green plateau |
 Green plateau |
 The massif before the cirque |
 Behind me |
 Last view of the valley |
 The massif |
 Behind me |
 Up the massif |
 Entering the cirque |
 East couloir and northeast couloir |
 Cirque and east couloir |
 More ridges to climb |
 The two couloirs |
 Wildflower |
 Northeast couloir |
 East couloir |
 Massif behind me |
 Towards the couloirs |
 The east couloir |
 View behind me |
 The southern walls of the cirque |
 Up the northeast couloir |
 The top of the east couloir from the northeast couloir |
 Up the northeast couloir |
 Up the northeast couloir |
 Up the northeast couloir |
 Up the northeast couloir |
 Up the northeast couloir |
 The east couloir and the plateau above it |
 Up the northeast couloir |
 Up the northeast couloir (the pyramid at the top is the east summit) |
 The side western chute to the summit plateau |
 Looking down the chute |
 The end of the chute |
 The plateau above the east couloir |
 Mt Whitney |
 Up towards the summit |
 Up towards the summit plateau |
 The chute is behind these boulders |
 The east summit and the chute location |
 The east summit and the chute location |
 The east summit and the chute location |
 Towards the real summit |
 The real summit |
 The real summit |
Views from the top
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