Mt Whitney Pics...
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Mt Whitney Pics...
Hey guys...here are some pics of the Mt Whitney hike last weekend... We did not make it to the top. We needed special gear which most of us did not have. Only 1 person made it and he did have the right gear (in our group). He got back to camp at 11pm!!! ouch! He ended up hiking in the dark as he could not find his flashlight for some reason. Three of us made it up the 99 switchbacks to the point where we could see the top of the switchbacks (still 3 miles to go after that), we felt however that the trail was going to be too icey coming back late in the afternoon and without the proper gear, it would have been a hazardous journey. To give you an idea... we were hiking on 2~3' deep snow (and sinking too often into it) that was only 15~18" wide in some spots. those area's had a drop off that was extremly steep.
Ten of us went in all, 1 made it to the top, 3 of us made it up the 99 switchbacks, the rest turned back at the upper base camp. I personally did really well, was able to cover the 1st 7 miles & 4000' in about 3.5~4.0 hours with minimal breaks. I am curious to see how well I would have done going all the way had there not been snow on the trail. We all needed to have cramp-ons (basiclly deep spikes to grab ice with) that go on the boots and poles to make ita safe trip.
Anyways, enjoy the pics... approx 250 of them
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...itney093007_1/
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...Whitney093007/
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...itneyPortalRd/
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ma/SonoraPass/
Ten of us went in all, 1 made it to the top, 3 of us made it up the 99 switchbacks, the rest turned back at the upper base camp. I personally did really well, was able to cover the 1st 7 miles & 4000' in about 3.5~4.0 hours with minimal breaks. I am curious to see how well I would have done going all the way had there not been snow on the trail. We all needed to have cramp-ons (basiclly deep spikes to grab ice with) that go on the boots and poles to make ita safe trip.
Anyways, enjoy the pics... approx 250 of them
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...itney093007_1/
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...Whitney093007/
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...itneyPortalRd/
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ma/SonoraPass/
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RE: Mt Whitney Pics...
ORIGINAL: jakebrake
Some great shots steve. How'd the new boots do?
Some great shots steve. How'd the new boots do?
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