Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background

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Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background

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Straight down the buttress. Camp at Icerberg Lake below.

The Peewee on the East Buttress.

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Jun 22, 2015

“Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background”

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An incredible line. This perspective is hard to imagine when you're looking up at the mountain, but my hope is that this photo shows that it isn't all that sustained or intimidating when you're up there - just pure fun!

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

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Roping up at the start of the 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.

Sunrise from the E Buttress route

Renee finishing up the crux moves on pitch 7.

Fun shot of Peewee on the East Buttress.

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

Kevin on the East Buttress. December 2016

John Fujii pauses on the crest. Iceberg Lake below.

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...

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

On the approach to the East Buttress.

second 5.7 section

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.

Pinnacle Ridge

1st pitch

remnants of the ice falls

Jon coming up on pitch 3

right before the PeeWee on the East Buttress

Straight down the buttress. Camp at Icerberg Lake below.

Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background

The Peewee on the East Buttress.

Looking down pitch 1 to John Fujii

Duke soloing high on the East Buttress.

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

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

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

Kevin on the East Buttress. December 2016

rippled slab is the first 5.7 section

Around the 4th pitch. Fun slabs ahead.

Following P1

Looking up at the start of pitch 4.

2 climbers on top of the 2nd tower

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

John Fujii at the end of pitch 2.

looking up at the E Buttress

looking over to Russell

Whitney

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

Seth on lead.

flakes around P4/5

Buttress

Looking down the route from the summit. The class 3 talus is directly below and right of the arete.

looking down the Peewee on P6

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

Aaron on lead.

looking down on the 1st pillar

Belayed in a t shirt and bare feet on P1. Here at the 4th pitch there is plenty of ice and snow. Our reminder that conditions can change fast in the mountains! Still a great day out

run-off

Keeler Needles

another view of Pinnacle Ridge

final easy pitches to the summit

view down to Iceberg

another view of Pinnacle Ridge

easy blocky climbing on P4

top of the 20' tower (marked on Supertopo)

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