Thanks for the pictures Shri! I've linked a few here...
Your picture of dawn from Trail Camp is beautiful:
Nice picture from Trail Camp toward the 99 switchbacks and the "chute."
Looking down the chute toward Trail Camp.
The 1.9 mile ridge path along the needles leading to Whitney
Seconding morning at Trail Camp.
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Watching this, I was almost sad that I had to leave the camp behind and descend back to the normalcy."
Really nice pics Shri. Thank you! I'll post some in the Current Conditions thread, too.
Several comments: The "Sequoia" trees are actually Foxtail Pines, related to the Bristlecone Pines of the White Mtns, just east of Bishop.
If you do any more winter mountaineering, be sure to get a stove that burns liquid fuel, and has a pump to pressurize it. (MSR whisperlite or dragonfly) Those canister stoves don't work very well in the extreme cold.
