The route starts at Agnew Meadows at just under 8,000ft elevation. It winds 7 miles to Lake Ediza (9,200 ft), passing through Shadow lake(8,700 ft) along the way. From Lake Ediza its a LONG ~3.5 miles to the summit of Banner Peak (12936 ft) scrambling through gullies and up rocks.
We started at the road at 12:45am and reached Lake Ediza at sunrise
Alpenglow just above Lake Ediza
Lake Ediza was mostly frozen over, except for this little puddle where I was able to get a reflection of the Minarets
view north from summit of Banner Peak, the tall peak in the distance is Mt. Lyell
I decided to try out my new gopro helmet cam on the glissade down Banner Saddle
we didnt get back to the car until 12:10am the next day!