| FOUR DAYS, MANY MILES,
THREE MOUNTAINS |
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RUSSEL 14,088 ft 7th highest in contiguous U.S. (unsuccessful attempt) |
MT.
MUIR 14,012 ft 12th highest in contiguous U.S. |
MT. WHITNEY 14,497 ft Highest in contiguous U.S. |
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 We will soon be where they are |
 Starting out on the ledges |
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 Altitude sickness phase I |
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 Crossing a snow field |
 River flowing inches under the snow field we crossed |
Environmentally friendly bath |
 Of course a cup of tea |
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 Mt. Whitney |
Viewing the approach to Mt. Russell |
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 Starting the scramble up Mt. Russell |
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Mt. Whiteny left and Mt. Russeell right |
Appraching the knife-edge ridge of Mt. Russell |
Ascending the knie-edge ridge of Mt. Russell |
View over the edge of the ridge |
 View of the next targets: Mt. Williamson and Split Mountain |
 Decending Mt. Russell |
 View of Mt. Whitney from Mt. Russell |
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Aproaching Mt. Whitney basecamp |
 Trying to stay upright in stong winds |
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 Three men watching Rachael pass them up |
 Mt. Whitney shrouded |
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 Mt. Whitney basecamp |
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 Tomorrow's route up the snow |
 For scale, there are four climbers ascending the snow in this picture (too small to see) |
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 Can you find our shelter? |
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 Mt. Russell from camp |
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 Breaking the ice for water |
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Begining fnal ascent of Mt. Whitney |
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 The scramble above |
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Looking back |
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 View of Mt. Russell from Mt. Whitney |
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 Traverse the ice with a 2000 foot slide if we slip |
 What we expected the last 500 vertical feet to look like |
 What the last 500 vertical feet actually looked like |
 Mt. Whitney Summit |
 View of base camp from Mt. Whitney Summit |
View of our starting point in the valley from summit |
 Enjoying the Summit view |
On to Mt.Muir |
 Approaching Mt. Muir peak |
 Decending along the rim |
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View of Mt. Russell distance |
 Decending to last camp |
 Left to right: Muir, Whitney, and Russell |
 Rachael's favorite part: the omnipresent marmots |
