Here's a nice video showing Mt Whitney from a Sail Plane glider, taken July 5, 2014.

Thanks to Paul who sent me the link.



Several stills captured from the video:
This from 5:23     Click on it to see full size, and see much of the trail.


The two below show the north slope of Whitney, the Notch and the two Mountaineers Route routes to the summit: The Final 400, and Easy Walk-Off. The Notch is more easily identified in the first.

@5:10



@6:01