Is anyone interested in joining me to hike Mt Whitney on this Friday, 6/28? I have a day permit for 2 and my buddy who was going to join sprained his ankle...
Shoot me a PM and we can synchronize watches.
Mt. Whitney Fri 6/28
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Mt. Whitney Fri 6/28
Mountains are the means, the man is the end. The goal is not to reach the tops of mountains, but to improve the man ~ Walter Bonatti
- nyker
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Re: Mt. Whitney Fri 6/28
epacalicious, how did your Whitney climb go?
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Re: Mt. Whitney Fri 6/28
California is a whole different animal! I tried to climb Williamson over the first 2 days I was out there, starting at 6'000 TH elevation, hiking in 10 miles through blazing heat to camp in the basin... I picked the wrong gully to go up, and it got a little too technical for my comfort. Opted to bail out and make it out in one piece
I met up with anthony156 to do Whitney, and was glad to have a partner. This kid lives in San Diego and could have run circles around me in his Vibram 5 finger shoes. Exhausted after my 20 miles over the last 2 days, we took the standard route, which is a straightforward 11 mile walk-up. Met up with some good people on the summit, and one guy showed us the route to bag Mt Muir on the way down. Muir is a fun class 3/4 scramble, without a soul on top...
I met up with anthony156 to do Whitney, and was glad to have a partner. This kid lives in San Diego and could have run circles around me in his Vibram 5 finger shoes. Exhausted after my 20 miles over the last 2 days, we took the standard route, which is a straightforward 11 mile walk-up. Met up with some good people on the summit, and one guy showed us the route to bag Mt Muir on the way down. Muir is a fun class 3/4 scramble, without a soul on top...
Mountains are the means, the man is the end. The goal is not to reach the tops of mountains, but to improve the man ~ Walter Bonatti
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Re: Mt. Whitney Fri 6/28
Great, good to hear. Yea, the routes in the Sierras are a bit different than in CO.