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.

Sunrise from the E Buttress route

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.

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

John Fujii pauses on the crest. Iceberg Lake below.

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

Having some fun on blocks, pre-summit, post roped up

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

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.

remnants of the ice falls

Kevin on the East Buttress. December 2016

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.

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

rippled slab is the first 5.7 section

Around the 4th pitch. Fun slabs ahead.

Looking down pitch 1 to John Fujii

Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background

second 5.7 section

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...

The Peewee on the East Buttress.

2 climbers on top of the 2nd tower

looking up at the E Buttress

Whitney

Pinnacle Ridge

looking over to Russell

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

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

Kevin on the East Buttress. December 2016

Seth on lead.

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.

P1 (regular start)

Following P1

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

Nearing the start of the 5th class

easy blocky climbing on P4

early morning light on the approach

Descending the mountaineers route.

bottom of the Peewee

looking down the Peewee on P6

looking down to Iceberg Lk

almost at the base

Melody Wong having fun on the crest.

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

willow maze

Keeler Needles & Whitney

1st pitch

another view of Pinnacle Ridge

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

looking down on the 1st pillar

After submitting East Buttress

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

view down to Iceberg