Tag: whitney
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My Mt. Whitney day hike: up was easy; down … I’d rather not remember
My hiking permit was for Tuesday, August 2, 2016. So here’s how the adventure went: Preparation Day minus 2: Sunday, July 31, 7:30pm Arriving at Whitney Portal (elevation ~8300ft). Checking into the Ravine walk-in campground and setting up tent. Going to sleep soon. (Can you see my tent in the picture? There are no others.…
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Things nobody tells you about hiking Mt Whitney
I managed to summit Mount Whitney in a day this week. It was my first time on the mountain and the first time camping at Whitney Portal. Here is a collection of things I learned which I wish I would have known beforehand. Posted in the hope that it may be useful to others: There…