Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Mt. Barnard & Trojan Peak via George Creek Report

John and I bushwacked ourselves up George Creek to climb Mt. Barnard (13,990', GPS showed 14,006' hmmm) and Trojan Peak (13,950').

Moon setting as we drive up the bumby road


George Creek








Early morning light on our route to the Barnard/Trojan bowl


Snow slopes were getting soft


Mt. Barnard from the bowl


Mt. Williamson dwarfing Trojan Peak


Mt. Brewer


Great Western Divide
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Mt. Whitney, Wallace Lake and Wales Lake
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Mt. Tyndall Peaking Out
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Mt. Barnard From The Slopes Of Trojan
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Mt. Tyndall and Williamson Bowl
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Looking South From Trojan's Summit
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All the photos can be found here: http://calicokat.smugmug.com/Hiking/Sierra-Nevada/Mt-Barnard/40845740_k5bpSd

Nice job bagging the "other 14er" and Trojan (which has one of my favorite views)! Fun times in GC I see.

Killer photos! It's surprising to see how much more snow has stuck this year (as opposed last year which had higher snowfall).