Guitar Lake with first rays of morning sun on peaks (view W) |
Guitar Lake with morning sun on peaks (view W) |
Trail climbs somewhat steeply through upper Guitar Basin (view SE) |
Looking back at sun on the higher peaks (view NW) |
Climbing towards the base of the switchbacks (view SE) |
Base of the switchbacks (view S) |
First switchback (view N) |
Second switchback (view S) |
Third switchback (view N) |
Fourth switchback (view S) |
Fifth switchback (view N) |
Stone wall holding up the trail (view N) |
Sixth switchback (view S) |
Rocky sideridge (view S) |
Seventh switchback (view N) |
Steep hillside (view N) |
Eighth switchback (view S) |
Trail winds among huge boulders (view S) |
Ninth switchback (view N) |
Tenth switchback (view S) |
Approaching the crest and the trail junction (view S) |
Arriving at the crest and the trail junction (view S) |
Trail Crest trail junction (view N) |
Trail junction signs (view S) |
Trail buddies from Lower Crabtree Meadow (view N) |
Mt. Whitney Trail (view N) |
Short switchback on Mt. Whitney Trail (view S) |
Rock trail and rock towers (view N) |
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Dropping towards First Col (view N) |
First Col (view W towards Owens Valley) |
First Col (view E towards Guitar Basin) |
Second Col (view W towards Owens Valley) |
Second Col (view W towards Guitar Basin) |
Rocky trail (view N) |
Rocky trail (view N) |
Third Col (view E towards Owens Valley) |
Vast field of rocks (view N) |
Approaching Fourth Col (view E) |
Fourth Col (view E towards Owens Valley) |
Traversing vast field of rocks (view N) |
Fifth Col (view E towards Owens Valley) |
Rocky trail (view N) |
First view up the broad summit ridge (view NE) |
Grand scenery (view NW) |
Broad summit ridge (view SE) |
First view of summit cabin (view NE) |
Summit (view NE) |
USGS benchmark |
Grand scenery (view NE) |
Grand scenery (view N) |
Grand scenery (view W) |
Grand scenery (view S) |
Grand scenery (view S) |
Selfie on the summit (view W) |
Selfie on the summit (view NE) |
Summit plaque |
Departing the summit (view SW towards cabin) |
Descending off the broad summit ridge (view SW) |
Starting the long summit-ridge traverse (view SE) |
Approaching the Fifth Col (view SE) |
Grand scenery (view S) |
Grand scenery (view S) |
Approaching the Fourth Col (view S) |
Grand scenery (view W towards Guitar Lake) |
Traversing the long summit-ridge (view S) |
At the First Col, beginning to climb out of the saddle (view S) |
Traversing the long summit-ridge (view S) |
Trail off the summit-ridge become visible (view S) |
Switchbacking down the long summit-ridge (view S) |
Trail Crest junction becomes visible in the distance (view S) |
Approaching Trail Crest junction (view S) |
Flower along the trail |
Eighth switchback heading down (view S) |
One of several Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches along the trail |
Approaching the seventh switchback heading down (view S) |
Approaching the fifth switchback heading down (view S) |
Passing the third switchback (view NW) |
Interesting high-elevation plants growing in the rocks |
Descending rocky hillsides below the switchbacks (view NW) |
Descending rocky hillsides below the switchbacks (view W) |
Descending through alpine meadows in Upper Guitar Basin (view W) |
Guitar Lake in the distance (view W) |
Looking back up at alpine meadows on rocky hillside (view E) |
Descending through alpine meadows below Guitar Lake (view W) |
Approaching Timberline Lake (view SW) |
Descending towards meadow along Whitney Creek (view W) |
JMT-Crabtree Meadow trail junction (view SW) |
Damp Crabtree Meadow campsite (view NW) |