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2009523-25 Mt. Whitney

Over Memorial Day weekend I got to climb Mt. Whitney for the first time this season, via the Mountaineers Route. There's plenty of snow from Iceberg Lake to just above the Shoulder in the couloir, then rock scrambling to the Notch. From the Notch, nice avie debri ramp makes climbing into the Bowl an easy process, and the scramble up the right side of the Bowl was easy process. I'll add a more formal, official sounding conditions report next. Here's a slide show with captions. Enjoy!