Sept 28-29 Mountaineer's Route Update: 10th time on Whitney! 
Went up Sept 28 to Iceberg Lake. Summited Sept 29th and descended back to Portal.
Link to photos/videos:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12jQ5vcc8tCvUYnuZJfXTyhLdyF2U506b?usp=sharingSunday, Sept 28:- Ford in first canyon is low and easy
- Lower Boy Scout Lake is clear
- Upper Boy Scout Lake is clear
- Got caught in a snowstorm (dropped 2in) halfway to Iceberg Lake ~3:15pm. Thunder & Lightning. Cowered under some rocks. Lasted about 40min. Was told Upper & Lower Boy scout got some rain as well.
-Camped at Iceberg lake. Snow did not thaw which made for a cold night (30 degrees or so)
Monday, Sept 29-Started up the chute ~8am (Another storm predicted in afternoon)
-Mostly Talus and scree on the way up.
-Upper gully was maintaining colder temps, so no thaw/freeze cycle above ~13500ft. Decent amount of snow with rock showing. Did not use crampons as snow was too soft. Did use ice axe, but doable with trekking poles. See pic of "Snowy Upper Gully".
-Best route right now once at the notch is the traverse. Final 400 is treacherous and frozen over. Do not recommend... *See pics*
-Couple inches of snow blanketing everywhere at the summit.
-Made it back down to Iceberg camp, packed up, by the time I was leaving pretty much all snow up to 13500ft was melted and gone at ~1:30pm.
-Made it down to Lower Boy Scout lake when the storm rolled in ~3:30pm. Received rain where I was, so probably an inch or so of snow up there again.
If going up soon, recommend preparation for spontaneous storms and colder temps. Do your weather and conditions research in advance so you can time it out appropriately. You don't want to be at the summit when there's lightning!
Hope the pics/video help assess conditions!
*Disclaimer* - Do not go up Mountaineer's route unless you know what you're doing. And even if you know what you're doing, you are at the mercy of the mountain, so be prepared!
All the best!
