Bryan at the start of the hike
Ken at the start of the hike
Our destination. We hiked up the ridge at left center of photo. We camped about 400 ft. above the treeline
Our camp
The next morning (6:30am) looking up the mountain.
Altimeter showing 9000ft, we started at 8400ft.
Photo of some flowers
Looking to the west
Up the trail
Photo of trail and Bryan.
Up the mountain
Still going up
10,100ft
Last of the vegetation
Looking down the mountain
11,000ft
Mount Lassen in the distance
Ken hiking up the trail. Note the cotton to keep his ears warm
Photo showing slight incline of mountain
12,000ft
We rested at the rock on the right.
The group by the rock didn't summit due to a rockfall injury
Fauna at altitude
13,000ft. Getting close
Bryan with empty space in the background
Scrambling towards the top. Summit & another climber in view.
The Summit
Ken on the summit plateau
14,100ft
Looking across the summit snow fields
Bryan on the summit!
Summit register
Our names in the summit register, the date is 8/10/08
Ken on the summit
Another shot of the summit snow fields
Top of Whitney glacier
Both of us on the top
Looking down east from the summit
Fellow climber at the summit (this was his 6th trip to the top), he was prepping for a winter trip
Top of Hotlum glacier
Bottom of Hotlum glacier
Lake Shastina
Whitney glacier
Whitney glacier again
Yet another pic of Whitney
Bryan with summit in background
Ken on the summit plateau ice field
Ken with summit in background
Top of Wintun glacier
Rock in the middle of the glacier
Bryan on the Wintun glacier
Looking back at the summit
On our way down
Ken recovering at the campsite
Looking back at the mountain
Showing shadow of the mountain
