RE: Hiking Mt. Whitney Trail in mid-March

I have run it...easily the hardest thing I have ever done. I took a camelback and some power bars. Took about 4 hrs to the top and about 4 to come down. I will admit I thought it would be a breeze, looking back on it I think I was lucky to not get altitude sickness or hit bad weather.

Another option is the mountaineer trail that pretty much heads straight up. I believe there is no permit necessary, but there is almost always ice so you will need some clamps.

Read "Climbing". It's a magazine about the sport. In the first few pages are Obits. It goes with the sport.

Whitney by trail is a long haul but not technically difficult. Horses have made it to the top. Doing it during the winter changes everything.

The summit is worth it. Beautiful view.

http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/chrysler_n_cook_days/mt_whitney_hut2.jpg

Sorry GORP. Missed your email.

It's been a few years since my Mojave days.

I came in via Barstow on hwy 40. I drove into the rec area and then did a cross country it to Hole in the Wall and spent time in the woods mountain. It was beautiful but also (at the time) very deserted and quiet. I really liked it. I just don't know what it's like these days. I went off season and avoided the crowds. Of course summer is very tough but I went in the fall when everyone was back at school and or work and things had cooled down. I carried in my own water. If I remember right there were no easily reachable sources of water. I did run into an Indian who lived and trekked in the area quite a bit and he knew where to find water but he had lived in and around the desert for much of his life.

http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/mojave/images/locations.gif

if you decide to hike Mt. Whitney

whatever you do....

DO NOT GO INSIDE THE HUT

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