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1 A glimpse of the High Sierras -
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2 A look back onto Owens Valley from W
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3 Just before heading up from Whitney
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4 Whitney trailhead. Mountaineer's Ro
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5 A view up Whitney Portal -
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7 Yura & Sasha after just crossing the
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8 At the begging of the E-Ledges climb -
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11 At Lower Boy Scout Lake. Whitney is
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12 You can see Lower Boy Scout Lake and
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14 At Upper Boy Scout Lake. Storm spil
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15 Tying the tent down tight was the ri
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16 Yura's solution to wet socks and foo
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17 Acclimatization hike up UBSL valley.
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18 Yura at Mt. Russell cirque, 700 feet
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19 Descending back to UBSL. Damn it wa
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20 Receding in the background: UBSL, ic
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21 Next morning perfect weather. UBSL
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22 Leaving UBSL for high camp at Iceber
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23 First close-up view of Mt. Whitney a
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24 Signs of a wet avalanche -
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25 Whitney & the Needles. Yura crossin
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26 Maksim traversing the side of the gu
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27 Further up the traverse. Whitney wa
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28 First glimpse of the Couloir (above
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29 Climbing up steep shute toward Icebe
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30 Sasha in the chute just below Iceber
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31 Maksim right before reaching Iceberg
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32 Sasha right below High Camp (Iceberg
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33 Yura reached High Camp. Mt. Russell
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34 Melting snow @ high camp -
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35 Setting up camp @ high camp (Iceberg
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36 Icebert Lake & Mt. Russell -
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37 Steve & Zhenya descending down the C
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38 A happy picture with Zhenya & Steve
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39 Team-mate's body just found by the K
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40 A round of photos before summit push -
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43 Near where the woman died in the nig
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44 At the end of the steep section of t
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45 Yura resting midway up the Couloir.
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46 Maksim approaching the scree section
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47 This view's got it all: the Notch,
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