Pictures of West Tyndall via Forester Pass, Eastern Sierra

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From start to end

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Kearsarge Pass trailhead

Kearsarge Pass trailhead


Kearsarge Pass trail

Kearsarge Pass trail

Kearsarge Pass trail

Kearsarge Pass trail


Kearsarge Pass trail

Kearsarge Pass trail

Kearsarge Pass trail

Junction for Matlock Lake


Towards Kearsarge Pass

Towards Kearsarge Pass

Towards Kearsarge Pass

Towards Kearsarge Pass


Towards Kearsarge Pass

Towards Kearsarge Pass

Towards Kearsarge Pass

Kearsarge Pass


The western side of Kearsarge Pass

The western side of Kearsarge Pass

The western side of Kearsarge Pass

The western side of Kearsarge Pass


Junction with the Rae Lakes trail

Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes


Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes


Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes


Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes

Kearsarge Lakes

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances


Junction with Kearsarge Pass trail

Turn left

Junction with Bubbs Creek trail

Towards Forester Pass


Towards Forester Pass

10,000 Feet sign

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass


The old fence

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass


Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass


Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

10,000 Feet sign

Towards Forester Pass


Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass


Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass


Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass


Towards Forester Pass

Towards Forester Pass

The trail to Forester Pass

The trail to Forester Pass


The trail to Forester Pass

The trail to Forester Pass

Forester Pass from the north


View north from Forester Pass


Junction Peak

Forester Pass

Junction Peak

Forester Pass


South of Forester Pass

South of Forester Pass

South of Forester Pass

South of Forester Pass


South of Forester Pass

South of Forester Pass

South of Forester Pass


South of Forester Pass

South of Forester Pass

South of Forester Pass

South of Forester Pass


South of Forester Pass

On the PCT trail south

Caltech Peak

On the PCT trail south


On the PCT trail south

West Tyndall in the distance

On the PCT trail south


West Tyndall from the north

The saddle from the north

West Tyndall from the north


Up towards the saddle

The use trail

Diamond Mesa and north

The use trail to the saddle


Lots of loose rock

Lots of loose rock

And flowers

Climbing


Climbing

Climbing

The little hills by the John Muir Trail

The saddle


The Great Western Divide


Great Western Divide

The plateau of the Wright Lakes


Climbing

Climbing

The "gate"

Through the gate


Lots of false summits

Mt Whitney in the distance

Lots of false summits

Lots of false summits


North of the Diamond Mesa


Mt Whitney in the distance

Still a lot of false summits

Still a lot of false summits

Still a lot of false summits


The wide chute to lake 3645

The wide chute to lake 3645

The wide chute to lake 3645

Almost at the summit plateau


The plateau around the Diamond Mesa

Looking back at Shepherd Pass and Mt Keith


Panorama north


The Great Western Divide

ALmost at the summit plateau


Looking back at the false summits

Finally the summit plateau

Summit plateau

Summit plateau


The summit

The summit

Summit register

Where the register is


Mt Tyndall

Mt Tyndall

Tyndall and Williamson

Williamson


Lake 3645 and Williamson

Lake 3645

The spine with all the false summits

Video from the top


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(Copyright © 2024 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me