Mt Whitney Zone Forums Thread Like Summary - Mount Russell to trail camp

If I am planning on doing mount Russell next summer and then the plan would be to meet my group at trail camp which is where we would spend the night, to then go do Whitney the next day hopefully along with muir. Is there any way to get from upper boy scout lake to trail camp without doing climbing mount whitney or going all the way back down? I looked at pinnacle ridge but the northern side looks pretty steep. Also if those are really the only two options which would you recommend.

Search both this site and the Portal site with "Pinnacle Pass", yes, with the quotes. You will find discussion both places.

I've crossed from above Mirror Lake to the north fork drainage twice, but not in the last 30 years. There was a duck at the pass that led you to a brief constructed section starting down. From below I have never been able to spot that part of the route looking up from the north side.

R J Secor
The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails, 1992
and
Harvey H Voge
A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1954
both describe the pass and it's approaches.

Dale B. Dalrymple