Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Onion Valley to Kearsarge Peak Report

Yesterday, I day hiked from Onion Valley to Kearsarge Peak (12,598'). I took the trail that goes to Golden Trout Lakes and then headed for Lilley Pass on the snow (crampons sure helped in the morning), but I ended up going to the ridge a bit south of Lilley Pass (more boulders and a little less scree but steeper). Once up on the ridge it was rock hopping and a couple snowfields to cross before getting to the summit. I took Lilley Pass on the way down and ended up doing a lot of scree and snow skiing down to the meadow.

Here are pics I took (still cleaning them up and adding captions):

<a href="http://community.webshots.com/album/143379407bVfXjY"target="_blank">Kearsarge Peak Pictures</a>

WingDing, thanks for the beautiful photos! The first one shows a crystal clear panorama to the west, but you inadvertently said east! The other directions seem right on. Thanks for sharing.

thanks Wayne - I'll fix it

Great pictures!
I'm thinking about doing this hike as a tuneup/acclimation a day or two before I hike Mt. Whitney in July, so I'm wondering how long it took you to hike it?

Catseye