East Face of Mt. Whitney, August 9-10, 2009

Andrew Lewicky from www.sierradescents.com and Eileen Bistrisky from Vancouver joined us for another memorable climb of the East Face of Mt. Whitney.  In addition to Kurt’s photos Andy wore a helmet cam for the climb.  Some of the video shot includes a great sequence on the Fresh Air Traverse, one of the funnest and most classic alpine climbing pitches in the country!   A detailed write up of the climb can be viewed here:  http://www.sierradescents.com/climbing/whitney/east-face.html.  Video cam footage of the Fresh Air Traverse can be viewed here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvgzcz45arg.

Kurt’s photo’s of the climb are here:  http://kurtwedbergphotography.com/Sierra-Trips/2009-Sierra-Trips/Mt-Whitney-East-Face-August-9/9238581_C9w8F/1/616670270_kfDZd