Guitar Lake > Whitney Summit > the Portal, 6/22/15

[63ChevyII]

The last day of our 6 day HST Hike last month. My buddy finally gets his Whitney summit on his third attempt!

Leg 6 (as tracked), Guitar Lake to Mt. Whitney to Whitney Portal:
15.5 miles | | +3305, -6445 || 12 hours

Details and full photo gallery (48 photos) are posted here:
High Sierra Trail, Day 6 – Guitar Lake to Mt. Whitney to Whitney Portal, June 22 2015

Some highlights:
A few minutes before sunrise:


Sunrise:


Keeler Needle:


One of my favorite views:


Smoke from the fire we saw on Day 3:


Summit photo:

[Hikin_Jim]

Wow! Interesting that there was snow. I went from Guitar Lake to Whitney to the Portal this past Thursday/Friday. There was not one drop of snow anywhere except for glaciers.

HJ

[63ChevyII]

The week prior to starting my hike, Precipice Lake was iced over! How cold did it get on your trip?