Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: May 29, 2005
Terrific climb with Pavel and Roman. Spent a night on the East summit with a spectacular view of Williamson and then went to the West Summit in the morning. Came down the South Face and went to Whitney.
Route Climbed: South Face, Right side Date Climbed: June 19, 2005
Climbed with Rene' Renteria. We camped at Iceberg Lake with RPC and his wife Shirley (see next entry). Had a nice hike up the South Face and finished the portion of the East Ridge we had not completed in January 2003. Very windy and cold that day, but a nice route. I don't think it's used much as an ascent route (it's basically the descent for Fishhook and Mithral). A TR with photos is on my website.
Route Climbed: Fishhook Arete Date Climbed: June 19, 2005
Shirley and I took our time on approach this time around. 1st night at UBSL; 2nd night at Iceberg. There we had the pleasure of running into and camping with Romain (whom I had bothered for beta a ~year earlier) and Rene. Climbed the Arete on day 3 under sunny skies but in high winds and very cold conditions. Nice route. Followed description in Supertopo. Almost every pitch has some cool move or two but those are separated by long sections of low 5th class (except P1). Route is ledgy. Felt pretty altitude stricken at top. There's better routes on this thing but it'll be a while before we want to do this approach hike again...
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: May 29, 2005
Up East Ridge, down South Face. Bivy on the ridge was awesome - unbelievable views. First of the three 14ers that day in the fine company of Kris and Roman.
Route Climbed: SE face R side Date Climbed: 2003-2004
Did this route during various linkups. It is possible to drop down the NE face to Tulainyo Lake though it is time consuming. An easy scramble will get you back to the Russel-Carillion col. If coming from the top of the Mountaineers route on Whitney it is also possible to take a short cut from the notch over to Russell with some route finding. Happy hunting.
Route Climbed: East Ridge (ascent) / South Slope, Right Side (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2004
The third stop on a Carillon-Tunnabora-Russell-Whitney-Muir dayhike out of Whitney Portal. A very nice peak: the East Ridge was extremely enjoyable, as was the headwall at the top of the South Slopes.
Route Climbed: south face, right side Date Climbed: October 9, 2004
climbed with fbagni from summitpost; we went the south face, right side route which had moderate exposure but all bomber holds; lots of wind and a few icy patches starting to form on the top ridge
Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: June 24, 2004
Summitted via the East Arete. Easy climbing but fantastic exposure. When we got to the summit the guy who summitted an hour earlier was Aron Ralston - the guy who had to amputate his arm. His summit entry stated that he was off to do Whitney and Muir that same day.
Route Climbed: east ridge Date Climbed: August 14 2004
East ridge is a great climb, and the exposure isn't as menacing as it would seem at first glance. There are maybe 2 or 3 spots where class 3 moves are required, but evern those aren't anything daunting for those with comfort with technical passages. Thunderstorm rolled in very suddenly and hit when we were 2 minutes from summit so we literally tagged it and left. Dropped as low as possible away from ridge on North Side to traverse back to saddle via some 5.4ish type moves. 13 hours car-to-car.
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 9, 2004
Take the Rockwell Variation!!! Do not follow the footsteps leading Northeast from Upper Boy Scout Lake (those were from people descending). You will be in for the most gravelly sandy climb of your life and if its slightly hot, you'll drain in no time and be on your hands and knees. This is a beautiful trek up the Whitney Mountaineers Route. ( However you may need a machete for the "riparian" sections).
Route Climbed: Mithral Dihedral Date Climbed: June 2004
Man, is this a cold route. It's in the shade when everything else, I mean everything except the 5 foot strip of arctic you are in, is sunny. 3 pitches of 5.9 in the dihedral if you belay at the logical two stances. Lots of ridge climbing to the summit.
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: August 8, 2003
We hiked up the NF to UBSL as a training hike for the MR on whitney the following day. Felt great and it was only 11 so we went up the East Ridge on Russell, summited by 2 and decended the last 200 feet of the ridge in a classic Sierra T-storm.
Zzyzx - Jun 25, 2005 10:26 pm
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: May 29, 2005Terrific climb with Pavel and Roman. Spent a night on the East summit with a spectacular view of Williamson and then went to the West Summit in the morning. Came down the South Face and went to Whitney.
Romain - Jun 24, 2005 12:47 am
Route Climbed: South Face, Right side Date Climbed: June 19, 2005Climbed with Rene' Renteria. We camped at Iceberg Lake with RPC and his wife Shirley (see next entry). Had a nice hike up the South Face and finished the portion of the East Ridge we had not completed in January 2003. Very windy and cold that day, but a nice route. I don't think it's used much as an ascent route (it's basically the descent for Fishhook and Mithral). A TR with photos is on my website.
rpc - Jun 22, 2005 8:01 pm
Route Climbed: Fishhook Arete Date Climbed: June 19, 2005Shirley and I took our time on approach this time around. 1st night at UBSL; 2nd night at Iceberg. There we had the pleasure of running into and camping with Romain (whom I had bothered for beta a ~year earlier) and Rene. Climbed the Arete on day 3 under sunny skies but in high winds and very cold conditions. Nice route. Followed description in Supertopo. Almost every pitch has some cool move or two but those are separated by long sections of low 5th class (except P1). Route is ledgy. Felt pretty altitude stricken at top. There's better routes on this thing but it'll be a while before we want to do this approach hike again...
kovarpa - Jun 1, 2005 2:12 am
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: May 29, 2005Up East Ridge, down South Face. Bivy on the ridge was awesome - unbelievable views. First of the three 14ers that day in the fine company of Kris and Roman.
Mjollnir - May 31, 2005 12:04 pm
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: May 29 2005Did a push from Whitney Portal trailhead to the West Summit in 8 hours. Conditions were perfect.
cottersnow - Feb 28, 2005 10:06 pm
Route Climbed: SE face R side Date Climbed: 2003-2004Did this route during various linkups. It is possible to drop down the NE face to Tulainyo Lake though it is time consuming. An easy scramble will get you back to the Russel-Carillion col. If coming from the top of the Mountaineers route on Whitney it is also possible to take a short cut from the notch over to Russell with some route finding. Happy hunting.
Matthew Holliman - Nov 18, 2004 9:35 pm
Route Climbed: East Ridge (ascent) / South Slope, Right Side (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2004The third stop on a Carillon-Tunnabora-Russell-Whitney-Muir dayhike out of Whitney Portal. A very nice peak: the East Ridge was extremely enjoyable, as was the headwall at the top of the South Slopes.
physics - Oct 11, 2004 12:28 pm
Route Climbed: south face, right side Date Climbed: October 9, 2004climbed with fbagni from summitpost; we went the south face, right side route which had moderate exposure but all bomber holds; lots of wind and a few icy patches starting to form on the top ridge
Fred Bagni - Oct 10, 2004 8:21 pm
Route Climbed: South East Right Side Date Climbed: October 9, 2004Beautiful day. Little windy. Lots of loose rock. No ice or snow.
spinefxr - Oct 1, 2004 4:54 pm
Route Climbed: Left side of South headwall Date Climbed: September 26, 2004Russell was the first peak of three to summit on this day hike. Russell-Whitney-Muir. Weather was perfect.
tbnelson - Sep 28, 2004 2:38 pm
Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: June 24, 2004Summitted via the East Arete. Easy climbing but fantastic exposure. When we got to the summit the guy who summitted an hour earlier was Aron Ralston - the guy who had to amputate his arm. His summit entry stated that he was off to do Whitney and Muir that same day.
cp0915 - Sep 27, 2004 11:10 am
Route Climbed: e ridge Date Climbed: September 25, 2004Nice dayhike, although I felt crummy from a cold I was getting over. Calm and relatively warm on the w. summit. Tagged Carillon too.
orandall - Aug 15, 2004 9:24 pm
Route Climbed: east ridge Date Climbed: August 14 2004East ridge is a great climb, and the exposure isn't as menacing as it would seem at first glance. There are maybe 2 or 3 spots where class 3 moves are required, but evern those aren't anything daunting for those with comfort with technical passages. Thunderstorm rolled in very suddenly and hit when we were 2 minutes from summit so we literally tagged it and left. Dropped as low as possible away from ridge on North Side to traverse back to saddle via some 5.4ish type moves. 13 hours car-to-car.
balajisv - Aug 11, 2004 8:35 pm
Route Climbed: East ridge via Rockwell variation Date Climbed: Aug 1 2004The ridge was the best part of the climb. However you try to get to it, it's a slog.
BranchWhitney - Aug 5, 2004 2:57 am
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: 8/31/2002Fun route, much better than the Mountaineers Route up Whitney.
Mgross - Jul 19, 2004 6:56 pm
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 9, 2004Take the Rockwell Variation!!! Do not follow the footsteps leading Northeast from Upper Boy Scout Lake (those were from people descending). You will be in for the most gravelly sandy climb of your life and if its slightly hot, you'll drain in no time and be on your hands and knees. This is a beautiful trek up the Whitney Mountaineers Route. ( However you may need a machete for the "riparian" sections).
brandon - Jul 6, 2004 6:45 pm
Route Climbed: Mithral Dihedral Date Climbed: June 2004Man, is this a cold route. It's in the shade when everything else, I mean everything except the 5 foot strip of arctic you are in, is sunny. 3 pitches of 5.9 in the dihedral if you belay at the logical two stances. Lots of ridge climbing to the summit.
spinefxr - Jun 10, 2004 12:20 pm
Route Climbed: South Headwall, West Side Date Climbed: June 6, 2004Highly recommend this route. Nice Class III wall at the end. The weather was perfect. No wind and you could see forever.
Guilty - Jun 3, 2004 3:26 am
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: May 30, 04Traverse from Mt. Carillon to Russell to Muir, and to Whitney. Finishing at Lower Boy Scout for a nice day hike!
Completebum - Apr 25, 2004 11:26 pm
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: August 8, 2003We hiked up the NF to UBSL as a training hike for the MR on whitney the following day. Felt great and it was only 11 so we went up the East Ridge on Russell, summited by 2 and decended the last 200 feet of the ridge in a classic Sierra T-storm.