On the approach to the East Buttress.

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On the approach to the East Buttress.

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Straight down the buttress. Camp at Icerberg Lake below.

Duke soloing high on the East Buttress.

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Aug 2, 2011

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Mt. Whitney's East Buttress, just below the Peewee. Photo by Tauru.

Roping up at the start of the route.

Fun shot of Peewee on the East Buttress.

Mt Whitney at sunrise. East Buttress is clearly visible on the right side of the picture.

Topo aspect from Iceberg Lake showing 5.8 alternate start for the first pitch. Highly recommend this variation. Climbers can be seen on first pitch of regular 5.6 start.

John Fujii pauses on the crest. Iceberg Lake below.

Sunrise from the E Buttress route

Brett leads the 5.7 piton-protected variation above the 2nd Tower.

Climbing past peewee block on Pitch 6. We went right of the block; easy climbing

Jon coming up on pitch 3

Straight down the buttress. Camp at Icerberg Lake below.

On the approach to the East Buttress.

Duke soloing high on the East Buttress.

rippled slab is the first 5.7 section

Around the 4th pitch. Fun slabs ahead.

2 climbers on top of the 2nd tower

Looking down pitch 1 to John Fujii

The Peewee on the East Buttress.

Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background

A view of the summit. There are many options here, but good route finding is needed to keep it 5.7. Many 5.8- 5.10 alternates...

second 5.7 section

Mike Morley and Jeff Crow atop Mt. Whitney after summiting the East Buttress on a bluebird day in late May, 2002.

looking over to Russell

looking up at the E Buttress

Pinnacle Ridge

Jonny pulls down on the right side of the Peewee. Photo by Brett Barrett.

Seth on lead.

Kevin on the East Buttress. December 2016

flakes around P4/5

Jeff Crow approaches the belay on one of the upper pitches of Whitney's East Buttress in late May, 2002.

John Fujii at the end of pitch 2.

Whitney

Mountaineers Route descent (barely any snow left in May!)

Melody Wong having fun on the crest.

Nearing the start of the 5th class

Fred Batliner passing the RIGHT side Peewee. (c) Tony Tennessee

One of the airy sections, around pitch 6-8.

remnants of the ice falls

final easy pitches to the summit

Upper Boy Scout Lake

easy blocky climbing on P4

Keeler Needles

looking down on the 1st pillar

Descending the mountaineers route.

Chris Astraus at the notch at the top of the 2nd pitch.

Kevin on the East Buttress. December 2016

almost at the base

view down to Iceberg

Orange dihedral pitch on East Buttress, Mt Whitney. Photo courtesy Bill McConachie

another view of Pinnacle Ridge

run-off

looking down to Iceberg Lk

1st pitch

Aaron on lead.

Top of Pitch 7 (?) up a 5.7 crack then left to an amazing flake to just below a small chimney

bottom of the Peewee

After submitting East Buttress

Stay along the cliffs to the right on the descent of the Mountaineers Route and aim for the notch (shown here) to the right of Piss Rock to avoid lower gully. Cairned all the way.

Following P1