Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background

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Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background

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

Looking down pitch 1 to John Fujii

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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 I hope this photo shows how 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.

Roping up at the start of the route.

Woah

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

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

Renee finishing up the crux moves on pitch 7.

John Fujii pauses on the crest. Iceberg Lake below.

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

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.

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

On the approach to the East Buttress.

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...

Jon coming up on pitch 3

remnants of the ice falls

right before the PeeWee on the East Buttress

Straight down the buttress. Camp at Icerberg Lake below.

The Peewee 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.

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

Iceberg Lake campsite, with Whitney in background

Looking down pitch 1 to John Fujii

1st pitch

Duke soloing high on the East Buttress.

Pinnacle Ridge

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

rippled slab is the first 5.7 section

Kevin on the East Buttress. December 2016

Around the 4th pitch. Fun slabs ahead.

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 over to Russell

Whitney

looking up at the E Buttress

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.

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

Keeler Needles & Whitney

Looking up to Pee Wee.

Melody Wong having fun on the crest.

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

Keeler Needles

Aaron on lead.

A view of Packy finding his way down the mountaineer's route...

final easy pitches to the summit

view down to Iceberg

another view of Pinnacle Ridge

top of the 20' tower (marked on Supertopo)

looking down the Peewee on P6

bottom of the Peewee

early morning light on the approach

Following P1