Posts Tagged ‘Lone Pine’

Premier Buttress Trip Report

Sunday, June 25th, 2006

Start of Premier Buttress Mt. Whitney from top of Premier Buttress
On Sunday, I picked Walter up at 6:15am. It was already hot (85!) in Ridgecrest by then, so I was happy to be going into the mountains. Walter drove us up to the last hairpin turn approaching Whitney Portals while I tried to catch up on some sleep. (more…)

Alabama Hills

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

Clare Suffering from Heat Induced Sillyness
At 5:30am TJ picked me up for a day of climbing up at Alabama Hills. We stopped by Inyokern to get Walter, and we were on our way. I slept on the drive up, it was too early for me to be a social butterfly. The guys talked shop in the car, and before long, we were in Lone Pine. (more…)