Mount Whitney: Taking the Mountaineers Route to the Highest Peak In the Lower 48
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Date: 2020-09-01
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Cam
I climbed Mount Whitney when I was 14 as a Girl Scout. It was an absolutely amazing experience. Especially to sign the book at the top of the mountain with my name. I remember distinctly that a storm came in really fast, and you would be amazed how 20 people got down that mountain so fast. LOL. It s absolutely amazing to see forest on one side and desert on the other. It was about a 15 day expedition. We went through Sequoia national Park so I did not come up the way of the desert. A. k. a. lone Pine. I will never forget that experience. Getting able to see Hitchcock lake below mount Whitney was absolutely astounding.
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I climbed Mount Whitney when I was 14 as a Girl Scout. It was an absolutely amazing experience. Especially to sign the book at the top of the mountain with my name. I remember distinctly that a storm came in really fast, and you would be amazed how 20 people got down that mountain so fast. LOL. It s absolutely amazing to see forest on one side and desert on the other. It was about a 15 day expedition. We went through Sequoia national Park so I did not come up the way of the desert. A. k. a. lone Pine. I will never forget that experience. Getting able to see Hitchcock lake below mount Whitney was absolutely astounding.
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ASL
for those of you who aren't up for climbing 6, 000' in 5 miles, or scrambling up icy snow, there's another route to the summit on the west side of Whitney. Starts at Horseshoe Meadow campground and you can take a leisurely and gradual 4-5 day route through the forest to the summit ending at Whitney Portal. These guys aren't really mediocre amateurs, you know!
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for those of you who aren't up for climbing 6, 000' in 5 miles, or scrambling up icy snow, there's another route to the summit on the west side of Whitney. Starts at Horseshoe Meadow campground and you can take a leisurely and gradual 4-5 day route through the forest to the summit ending at Whitney Portal. These guys aren't really mediocre amateurs, you know!
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justingamble1
Where the hell are the comments in this thread on the idiocy of these guys not using crampons above the Notch in these conditions! It doesn t matter how much experience you have in the mountains, many people have died on that very section before the final summit push. This is flirting with a potentially tragic (and preventable) situation.
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Where the hell are the comments in this thread on the idiocy of these guys not using crampons above the Notch in these conditions! It doesn t matter how much experience you have in the mountains, many people have died on that very section before the final summit push. This is flirting with a potentially tragic (and preventable) situation.
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Antinarella1
Awesome job! I hiked Whitney in July of '18 with my 3 best friends. It was the most gruling and breathtaking hike I've ever done. The scenery in and around Mt. Whitney is unmatched. No amount of photos or videos can ever do it justice. This video makes me miss it. Well done.
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Awesome job! I hiked Whitney in July of '18 with my 3 best friends. It was the most gruling and breathtaking hike I've ever done. The scenery in and around Mt. Whitney is unmatched. No amount of photos or videos can ever do it justice. This video makes me miss it. Well done.
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Johnny
Just started watching your mountaineering videos and loving them! Just wondering- why do you guys always run downhill? Is it just to get down faster because of boredom, to alleviate stress on your knees, or to just keep up a decent workout all the way down?
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Just started watching your mountaineering videos and loving them! Just wondering- why do you guys always run downhill? Is it just to get down faster because of boredom, to alleviate stress on your knees, or to just keep up a decent workout all the way down?
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The
When I went I had standard bates boots, and the crampons wouldn't properly fit, so the chute took us over 5 hours because I kept sinking the snow! We got close to the summit but didn't make it: / Congratulations on the climb and great video!
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When I went I had standard bates boots, and the crampons wouldn't properly fit, so the chute took us over 5 hours because I kept sinking the snow! We got close to the summit but didn't make it: / Congratulations on the climb and great video!
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breadandcircus1
I am having breakfast here, and there this guy is talking about diarrhea. so nasty, man. You are all so preocuppied summiting the mountain, that you forget to admire the little Nature wonders surrounding you
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I am having breakfast here, and there this guy is talking about diarrhea. so nasty, man. You are all so preocuppied summiting the mountain, that you forget to admire the little Nature wonders surrounding you
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Tony
Their practices are not the norm for 99. 9% of the would-be Whitney hikers. Do not follow their practices, please. People die sliding to avoid the switchbacks almost every yr. Do not attempt if not a prior expert.
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Their practices are not the norm for 99. 9% of the would-be Whitney hikers. Do not follow their practices, please. People die sliding to avoid the switchbacks almost every yr. Do not attempt if not a prior expert.
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Scott
those ice axes aren't doing any good on your pack. I summited Whitney in June of this year and saw 2 people ragdolling down the chute because they couldn't self arrest, because they didn't have an axe
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those ice axes aren't doing any good on your pack. I summited Whitney in June of this year and saw 2 people ragdolling down the chute because they couldn't self arrest, because they didn't have an axe
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Joshua
My dad and I climbed mt. Whitney together. Loved seeing some of the familiar sights in the video.
That sliding down looked a lot more fun than the 99 switch backs. Lmao. Brutal
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My dad and I climbed mt. Whitney together. Loved seeing some of the familiar sights in the video.
That sliding down looked a lot more fun than the 99 switch backs. Lmao. Brutal
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