2023-02-19, 08:13 AM
Looks like the route you took up was the way I was talking about coming down in my previous post. I was on trail most of the way - not official trail, of course. Did you try to go right up the ridge from the Little Corkscrew / Corkscrew saddle, or go around on the right side at the base of the cliffs to eventually pick up the other trail through the gap in the cliffs? (the ones that make it look like a corkscrew).
You can see Whitney from Corkscrew. From Thimble as well. Even from Little Corkscrew. It doesn't really stand out that well, at that distance. I've matched up my photos with the topo maps, and it also shows up in the "simulated view" on caltopo (especially since they added "imagery" views in addition to wireframe, that is a wonderful tool)
You can see Whitney from Corkscrew. From Thimble as well. Even from Little Corkscrew. It doesn't really stand out that well, at that distance. I've matched up my photos with the topo maps, and it also shows up in the "simulated view" on caltopo (especially since they added "imagery" views in addition to wireframe, that is a wonderful tool)