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After the 4th of July, I again decided to tackle the Mountaineers Route.
I hiked to Iceberg Lake on July 6, summited on July 7 (7/7/07) and went back down on July 8.
I felt I was in better shape than 10 years ago when I summited on the main trail. I wasn't as tired as I expected.

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Over the Memorial Day weekend in 2007, I again hiked up the Mountaineers Route, to Iceberg Lake.
This time, I was nearly ready to summit, but the snow in the chute caused me to change my plans. I didn't feel comfortable hiking on the snow.

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Over the Labor Day weekend in 2006, I hiked the Mountaineers Route. It had been a couple years since I last hiked this route, and I had sort of forgotten how hard it is...
I camped at Iceberg Lake (ca. 12,300 ft high,) but didn't have the energy to hike to the summit. It was helpful as a conditioning hike, though.
I also found that my backpack was too heavy. In the following months, I bought more lightweight gear.

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Over the Memorial Day weekend in 2004, I hiked the main Mt. Whitney trail with my buddy Sameer. He took these pictures.
We hiked up to Trail Camp and pitched our tent there. Due to the snow, we decided to turn around the next morning.

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My first successful hike up the main Mt. Whitney trail (MMWT).
Starting in 1995, I hiked several times on Mt. Whitney, reaching the top in 1997.
I did multi-day trips with overnight stays in the Trail Camp at 12,000 ft. and one-day hikes, even some in winter. On October 5, 1997 I finally made it to the summit in a one-day hike.
The pictures seen here were taken mostly during my 1997 hike, but I also have some beautiful winter pictures from early 1998.

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