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Brandon Katcher
Video Date: 
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Mount Whitney Ascent
Brandon Katcher
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06/09/2014
Mount Whitney (14,505') viewed from the town of Lone Pine.
Brandon Katcher
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06/09/2014
Mount Whitney (14,505') from Portal Road.
Brandon Katcher
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06/10/2014
Chicken Springs Lake.
Brandon Katcher
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06/11/2014
Gorgeous views on the Cottonwood approach to Mount Whitney.
Brandon Katcher
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06/11/2014
Backpacking to Mount Whitney from the Cottonwood Pack Station.
Brandon Katcher
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06/11/2014
Descending to 9,000 feet after the initial climb on Day One.
Brandon Katcher
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06/11/2014
Some stretches of trail are very exposed.
Brandon Katcher
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06/11/2014
River crossing to Rock Creek Campground for the first night out.
Brandon Katcher
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06/11/2014
Wet feet on a river crossing on the way to Mount Whitney.
Brandon Katcher
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06/11/2014
The meadow at Rock Creek.
Brandon Katcher
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06/12/2014
Ascending toward the Guitar Lake Campsite on Day Two.
Brandon Katcher
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06/12/2014
Guitar Lake.
Brandon Katcher
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06/12/2014
Guitar Lake.
Brandon Katcher
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06/12/2014
Mount Whitney (14,505') from Guitar Lake.
Brandon Katcher
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06/12/2014
Chipmunks are ubiquitous in the area.
Brandon Katcher
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06/13/2014
Beginning the ascent at 4:30 a.m.
Brandon Katcher
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06/13/2014
There are plenty of switchbacks on the way to the summit.
Brandon Katcher
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06/13/2014
Resting in a notch on the way to Mount Whitney's summit.
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06/13/2014
A small snowfield near the summit.
Brandon Katcher
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06/13/2014
The summit of Mount Whitney (14,505').
Brandon Katcher
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06/13/2014
Remember to sign the climbing log at the summit.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date: 
06/13/2014
View of the town of Lone Pine from the top (check the first photo for a view of Mount Whitney from Lone Pine).
Brandon Katcher
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06/13/2014
The second-to-last campsite at Crabtree Meadow.
Brandon Katcher
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06/14/2014
Lichens on granite.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date: 
06/14/2014
The final campsite on the return from Mount Whitney on the way to Cottonwood Pack Station.

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