A description of the trail is coming soon... hopefully!
The tables below report the progression ascending and descending Mt. Russell on July 30th, 1996.
| place | height(1) | daytime | time | Comment |
| Whitney Portal | 2570 | 6:05 | 0:00 | |
| Xing creek/trail | 2690 | 6:25 | 0:20 | |
| Lower Boy Scout Lake | 3140 | 8:00 | 1:55 | |
| Clyde Meadows | 3300 | 8:33 | 2:28 | |
| Upper Boy Scout Lake | 3415 | 9:00 | 2:55 | |
| Saddle over Tulainyo | 4050(*) | 11:36 | 5:30 | (*)adjusted to topo-map - actual reading 3990 |
| Mt Russell East Peak | 4270 | 13:43 | 7:38 | |
| Mt Russell West Peak | 4270 | 14:04 | 8:00 |
| place | height(1) | daytime | time | Comment |
| Mt Russell West Peak | 4270 | 14:43 | 0:00 | |
| Saddle over Tulainyo | 4025 | 16;23 | 1:40 | |
| Upper Boy Scout Lake | 3435 | 17:39 | 2:56 | |
| Lower Boy Scout Lake | 3145 | 18:55 | 4:13 | |
| Whitney Portal | 2575 | 20:55 | 6:14 |
(1) Height is in meters as read on my CASIO altimeter watch.
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