JMT: Segment 7 - Kearsage Pass Trail to Mt. Whitney

Gorgeous views and a welcome break await you on the summit of Mount Whitney.

An iconic USGS marker awaits those who summit Mt. Whitney

9/11/2018 Almost there! The altitude was a problem for Victor from Hawaii. Mt. Whitney Trail near the summit.

9/11/2018 @The Windows, Mt. Whitney Trail

East Vidette from the switchbacks past the junction with Kearsage Pass Trail.

Summit views!

Sunset on the top of Mt Whitney.

9/11/2018 @Whitney Summit perfect cloudless day, no wind!

July 2018 - JMT thru hike. On our way up to summit Mt. Whitney

View of Guitar Lake from above.

Only a few more rocks and I will be at the summit.

Made it to Mt. Whitney (14,505’) after 4 days of backpacking from Cottonwood Pass to Mt. Whitney.

View of East Vidette Peak on the trail between Junction Meadow and Charlotte Lake

Sitting atop Mount Whitney

Center Peak, East Vidette, Deerhorn Mountain, West Vidette (from left to right).

Climbing up the chute

In the Chute.

Tired and happy to be on the summit of Mt. Whitney, a pair of hikers enjoys their accomplishment.

View west from Mount Whitney Trail