Chomp finishes the JMT

[chomp]

Last year, I attempted hiking the Sierra High Route with my buddy Ryan. After a week on the route and off trail, we realized that we didn't have enough time to finish our plan, so instead we "settled" for staying on the John Muir Trail.

(Those photos are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/chompat99/Hiking2009Sierras#)

This year, I decided to return to the Sierras and finish the southern portion of the JMT, the part that I didn't hike in 2009. Day 1 and part of Day 2 was a long 10 mile, 7000 foot climb to get up and over the crest. From there, I joined the JMT and hiked south through some amazingly beautiful terrain.

By far the highlight of the trip, though, was hiking to the top of Mt Whitney. After spending 5+ days in the Sierras, to climb to the summit and stand above all the mountains that just the day before seemed so large was an amazing feeling. Enough blabbing, here are the photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/chompat99/Hiking2010WhitneyAndJMT

and a short video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq0zRtDWtM4

 

[bikehikeskifish]

Bea-u-ti-ful!

Tim

 

[grouseking]

Congratulations on the finish! Good god, that video of you crossing the bridge...freaky! How did you feel crossing it?

 

[mookie]

cool stuff.
great video and a wicked cool song!

 

[Paradox]

My favorite visually is #75. I also was intriged by Forester Pass at 13,200 feet. Imagine... a pass at 13,200', great stuff!

 

[MichaelJ]

Awesome!
#176 might have taken a little coaxing for me to get through...

 

[Mike P.]

Congratulations, I
l'll drop you an email later

 

[Head]

Nice! Congrats on yer finish! The vid was sweet but...now I had better get back to my desk, it's way more comfortable there

 

[Jazzbo]

Wicked Awesome albums!

I just reviewed good chunk of your albums. What a dream trip that must have been. When are you going back? Why did you come back? Too many mountains to name!

 

[Darl58]

Congrats Chomp!!!

Love the video and the pics are amazing!!

I have been wanting to do that trail and it just got bumped up higher on my to do list!!!

 

[sapblatt]

congrats Chomp - that is the one long trail I hope to do...some day...

 

[JohnL]

Chomp,

Congratulations! You've got some outstanding images there. What a great experience and nice accomplishment! Too bad the weather was so-so!

Your summit photo (#143) was reminiscent of your summit pose on South Brother a few years back.

JohnL

 

[Ed'n Lauky]

Thanks, beautiful pictures!!!

 

[leaf]

I don't even need to view the pics to know you are awesome, chomp.

 

[Snowflea]

Congrats Chomp! The JMT is spectacular fershur. Noticed your ice ax in the photos - did you ever have to use it?

Who wants to do the Sierra High Route?!

Stinky... sitting here wondering why she spent the summer in VT/NH. kidding -- it's all good.

 

[ColdRiverRun]

Pretty sweet.

I don't even need to view the pics to know you are awesome, chomp.

Maybe he should do a year in review type vid to show us how awesome he is?

Stinky... sitting here wondering why she spent the summer in VT/NH. kidding -- it's all good.

Unfinished business?