climb mount whitney

The group permit to be approved (: Then to start training!

Great experience and the view was amazing

Must build endurance. Enter drawing to get prime summer spot. Make it happen

Always wanted to climb Mt Whitney. Plan on trying to do it in one day. Just fastpack up and back.

My wife and I climbed Whitney in a day. We are not hikers/climbers and did this because it sounded interesting and we were in decent shape getting ready for our wedding. We walked everywhere we went for 5 months to get used to really long walks, like 2-4 hour walks, home from the bars, dinner, to and from friends houses, etc.

All of our training was at sea level though and pretty flat but better than nothing. Altitude sickness could have bitten us but we got lucky.

We carried very little and did it in trail running shoes with minimal gear. Water, some food, good backpacks, rain coats and hats, one tiny flashlight and a swiss army knife.

We left the hotel at 3 am, Started hiking by 4 and it took 8 hrs. to get up and 6 to get down. The trail is great, nothing technical, lots of people on it (though few do it in a day). We were very VERY sore the next day, could barely walk. Beer and a hottub that night were never so well earned!

A couple days ago I went to an REI free class on climbing Whitney, which was very informative, and I know mostly what I need to do to prepare for this.

I decided I’ll go sometime in August/September, for a one day hike. There should be enough time to prepare until then.

I’m also going to add intermediate goals for “preparation” hikes that I need to do before. I know the first one will probably be in Yosemite in May. That should be the first tough-enough hike where i test my half-way preparation.