Pictures of West Tyndall, Eastern Sierra

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Highlights


From start to end

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Stock trailhead for Shepherd Pass

Towards the official trail

Towards the official trail

Crossing the creek


Joining the official trail on the other side of the creek

On the official trail

Wilderness sign

On the trail


First creek crossing

The creek

Second creek crossing

Second creek crossing


Second creek crossing

The trail

The mountains ahead

Third creek crossing


Third creek crossing

The route to the saddle

Fourth creek crossing

Towards the saddle


Towards the saddle

Towards the saddle

The saddle

The saddle


The saddle

The second saddle

The second saddle

Towards the third saddle


Towards the third saddle

Towards the third saddle

The third saddle


The Shepherd Creek

The Shepherd Creek

Down the trail

Down the trail


Down the trail

Shade at the bottom of the saddles

The creek

The creek


The creek

A tributary

A tributary

Waterfalls by the trail


Waterfalls by the trail

Manzanita garden

Towards Anvil Camp

Towards Anvil Camp


Towards Anvil Camp

Towards Anvil Camp

Towards Anvil Camp

Towards Anvil Camp


Towards Anvil Camp

Towards Anvil Camp

Towards Anvil Camp

Where the trail collapsed


Where the trail collapsed

Where the trail collapsed

Towards Anvil Camp

Anvil Camp


More creek crossings

Towards the Pothole

Towards the Pothole

Pothole


Pothole

Pothole

Towards the pass

Towards the pass


Towards the pass

Towards the pass

Towards the pass

Shepherd Pass from below


Shepherd Pass from below

Shepherd Pass from below

Looking down


The final section to Shepherd Pass with snow

Looking up (bypassing the snow)

Shepherd Pass

Shepherd Pass


Mt Tyndall

West Tyndall

Mt Tyndall and West Tyndall

On the trail


Entering Sequoia National Park

On the trail

The Great Western Divide

On the trail


Milestone Peak and Table Mt

Milestone Peak

The Great Western Divide

The Great Western Divide


Leaving the trail

Leaving the trail

Leaving the trail

Leaving the trail


Great Western Divide

Diamond Mesa

Looking back at the pass (Mt Keith sticking out in the distance)

Shepherd Pass


Caltech Peak in the distance behind the Diamond Mesa

Starting to climb West Tyndall

West Tyndall's northwest face

West Tyndall's northwest face


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