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Matterhorn Peak.
Whorl's more famous neighbor as seen from the summit.
The Sawtooth Ridge continues on the left. |
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Looking
South.
A surprisingly great view southward from this mere
12,000' peak. The eye takes in virtually all of
the major summits of the Yosemite High Country.
In this shot alone Mt. Dana, North Peak, Conness,
Banner, Ritter, Rodgers, Lyell and Maclure are clearly
visible.
On the last page of this
feature is an annotated photo panorama from Whorl's
summit, showing all of these named peaks. |
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Redemption! I was disappointed after
having been turned back in 2001. But like they
say, the mountain isn't going anywhere and will always
be around for another day. |
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Summit
Register.
I couldn't find any other entries in the summit
register from 2003, so perhaps I was the first one up
there this year? I did find some cool
entries in the register dating back to the 70s.
I also found
R.J. Secor's entry from September
2000. |
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Back Down the Sidewalk.
Another shot of the "sidewalk" leading to the summit
rocks. Its a perfect 3 foot wide sandy path that
looks like it was graded and placed there for guys
like me who wouldn't be able to get to the top any
other way. |
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Looking out from the Chockstone Cave.
I took this photo from inside the cave underneath the chockstone. You can see the nice sandy ledge
below which leads into the middle chute. |
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Back at the Pass. I hauled ass back down the
mountain and made it back to camp by around 9am.
Dave had already packed up the tent and within 20 minutes, we
were off towards Twin Peaks Pass again. Here I
am feeling triumphant, with the sharp spire of Whorl
Mountain behind me. |
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Tarn at
Horse Creek Pass.
This is where we camped at the pass. Notice the
30 foot high snowbank over the north end of the tarn.
Hard to believe this is already August with that much
snow still hanging around. |
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