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2009 Mt. Whitney, California

California: (1) Mt. Whitney climb (Direct E. Face) + hiking in the surrounding area; (2) Death Valley. Participants on the climb: Petro Yakovchuk, Dmytro Shapovalov, Anton Karnoup. Participants on the hikes: Karnoup family, Shapovalov family, Petro Yakovchuk.

All climbing (and some other) pictures are by Dmytro Shapovalov (with his HEAVY Cannon ;-) )

       
    
    
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Whitney's East face and the Needles are seen in the haze
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Whitney's East face and the Needles …
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approach
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approach
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The Needles and Mt. Whitney E. face
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The Needles and Mt. Whitney E. face
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Whitney's E. face. Our route is the prominent crack system in the center of the face
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Whitney's E. face. Our route is the …
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Scouting the route (out of the picture)
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Scouting the route (out of the pictu…
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start of pitch 1
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start of pitch 1
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Pitch 1 (5.6 R -- "potential ground fall")
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Pitch 1 (5.6 R -- "potential ground …
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jugging
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jugging
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jugging
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jugging
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Lead: Petro; Belay: Anton
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Lead: Petro; Belay: Anton
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view from the cave in the morning
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view from the cave in the morning
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view from the bivy cave in the morning
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view from the bivy cave in the morni…
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view from the bivy cave in the morning
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view from the bivy cave in the morni…
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leaving the "perfect bivy cave"
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leaving the "perfect bivy cave"
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view of the crux pitch (5.10d off-width) from below it
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view of the crux pitch (5.10d off-wi…
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just before the crux
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just before the crux
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in "the business"
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in "the business"
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