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A quick hike up to the summit of the Mt Carillon. We started around 2AM in the morning and approached it via the chute right below the Lower Boy Scout Lake. Easy walk up considering a firm snow and good company.
This was the day when Eugene flew in to accent to Whitney but unfortunately due to the weather we had to postpone it for later. We stayed overnight in Alabama Hills, which allowed me to take a few shots of the sunrise from the valley (I bet it’s even better from the Inyos) Yes, we did a quick scout over to the e-ledges and this is where we got stuck.. not to mention that by that time my water bottle was completely frozen.
This was the third day of Eugene’s trip to CA in February of 2018. After failed attempt to summit Whitney and a miserable next day attempt on Morgan South we headed up the Death Valley for some warm and welcoming weather. Meeting the sunrise was decided with Mainly Beacon as a main subject, so we did scaling one of the the hills nearing the golden canyon. Funny enough it was my third time going this route but the first time actually meeting sunrise (kind of always wanted). One thing we didn’t account for was that golden canyon is a canyon (duh) and the actual sun appeared quite late, making colors a bit less saturated.. It was beautiful regardless.
We headed to Nopah Peak right after that to meet Rob, Jose and Cindy… Winter time is a DPS time folks… consider…
I remember when I went up the chute to Carillon for the first time and stopped by the cliff to watch Whitneyâs east face from that north angle, oh yes, I remember clearly I told myself Iâm coming back for that sunrise shot. This series represents exactly that - a commitment to a promise I gave to myself â to take that shot and and, to some extent, also to climb Russell. It was a solo assent and the entire trip was focused on essentially two things: take the shot and summit but also be back to Newport to return the rental in under 24 hours. And I succeeded.
Not that I havenât gone up the mountaineersâ route, quite the opposite, but I think it was the first time I did it in a summer, also in the night as the plan was to be there by the sunrise. It all went mostly smooth (I had to bushwhack a bit, but it almost doesnât count)
Memories first â this is what counts, and for anyone witnessed a sunrise over sierra mountains there should be no need in explanation, for others I would say go and see it for yourself )