UAmatt89 - Feb 14, 2013 6:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2012
WHitney Mountaineers Route
Great time of year to climb this route. Weather was perfect and the crowds were thinning out. Mellow three day round-trip with friends Scott and Kim. The Sierra Nevada and french fries at the Portal Store were an awesome reward for our efforts.
orbitor - Jan 28, 2013 4:55 pm Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2012
End of High Sierra Trail
My second time, again from the west. The fitting finale after 7 days on the High Sierra Trail. Started out from Guitar Lake and powered to the top with the full backpack on. Felt unstoppable! Views were just as fabulous as the first time, the weather much better. No need to run from late afternoon T-storms this time!
xbaghat - Jan 20, 2013 1:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2004
eleven
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slychels04 - Dec 31, 2012 9:15 pm Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2011
On top of the world!
The hike to the top of Mt Whitney was an amazing experience. Coming from Indiana preparing for the altitude was difficult. I opted to make this a 3d/3n attempt so that I could acclimate appropriately. The first night we camped at the trailhead, the second night at Trail Camp, and the third night at Outpost Camp. Another nice acclimation hike is in the bristlecone pine national forest. The entire loop is at 10,000 ft.
AlphaRomero - Dec 24, 2012 1:20 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 1991
What's that throbbing in my head?
Where do I start with my story? The second summer I lived in CA I had some time off in the fall and was browsing the maps and books at REI (as all serious research was done at the time). I decided to give Whitney a try. Not having any backpack equipment, and a day hike not requiring a permit at the time, off I went to Whitney Portal. Slept a bit, then hit the trail at 5:00 AM, TOTALLY UNKNOWING what I was doing.
I zipped past a backpackers camp, and kept going. Fortunately, 1991 was a very dry year so there was no snow or ice. I did not have enough water, and the headache started at about 12.5K. I painfully summited and headed down right away. Literally STUMBLED into camp after dark, and immediately went into my sleeping bag. THROB, THROB until the next morning. I wanted badly to drive down the hill that night, but couldn't get out of my tent. THROB, THROB. I survived, and am glad I did it. No pictures, no witnesses, but a "life lesson" for sure!
fox045 - Dec 3, 2012 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2012
Lessons
With LeeAnne, Donna, and Rose.
Fletch - Nov 30, 2012 5:20 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2006
With family
only two other parties on the mountain. excellent trip.
marilou - Nov 29, 2012 10:56 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2011
Tough With AMS
Hiked up with the NHP2 Meetup group. Climbed via the switchbacks despite it being full of snow and closed in some sections. Had really bad AMS (nauseaus, bad headache, dizzy, etc) and had to stop every so often so I don't throw up. But, was able to summit successfully and descend safely. HP #5
MiguelVieira - Nov 14, 2012 12:05 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2011
End of High Sierra Trail
From Guitar Lake on the last day of hiking the High Sierra Trail. Got caught in a mean storm with hail and lightning on the way down.
telemarkdude - Nov 12, 2012 4:47 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 1985
Mountaineer's Route
Camped at Iceberg Lake. From there, with the great weather we had, it was a very fast up and down scramble.
ZeroFC - Nov 1, 2012 6:47 pm Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2012
Mountaineer's Route
Started from Lower Boy Scout Lake.
From that point, a bit of snow and ice on the route leading up to Iceberg Lake forced a slightly slower pace. Ice was too thin for crampons but covered large enough areas of the path to make it slightly challenging. Took about 3.5 hours to Iceberg Lake.
Taking the chute to the summit was a nightmare with crampons. No existing path meant postholing past the knees through soft fresh powder and hitting the loose scree underneath. I think microspikes would have been much more fitting under the circumstances. I thought that the snow would be firmer towards the top but that was absolutely not the case. Was a long slow climb up in deep snow up to the notch but weather conditions were fine.
Glissading down the entire chute was a lot of fun and saved a ton of time. Met three others who had setup at Iceberg Lake for a October 31st summit attempt.
A lot of fun and would consider coming back in the future.
Fairweather - Oct 27, 2012 11:10 am Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012
Day hike
After a week of peak climbing, Whitney seemed much easier this year. Joined by Todd, Bob, and Devin. Nice clear day.
X15 - 6 day hikes, 4 overnights, and 5 rock climbs (East Face 3X Suzi, Marty, Scott & Mark, East Buttress 1X Scott & Jim, Keeler Needle with Tim then over & down.
Finished John Muir Trail on top in 1976 (Andy & Kevin).
ttalley - Oct 18, 2012 4:10 pm Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2012
Fun Day
Started with a friend at 3:45 am and didn't hit snow on the trail until after Trail Camp. Needed microspikes from Trail Crest on since first snow had come 4 days before. Great day, perfectly clear, felt good! Was back at the portal at 7pm. Is it just me, or does the trail from Lone Pine lake back to the portal seem to be a few miles longer on the way down? =)
TyC - Oct 14, 2012 7:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2012
Perfect Day
Amazing hike. Completed in 1 day
kteichert - Oct 9, 2012 10:36 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2012
HP #29
Did it from Whitney Portal in one day. Started at 5am and finished at 4:15pm. Was just gorgeous. I'm so glad to have done this.
cturturica - Oct 2, 2012 3:31 pm Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2011
Mt Whitney Mountaineers Rout
First try. Took my time though. Drove up on Thursday on the 19th from Redding, CA and slept in my truck in the portal parking lot. Went up to Upper Boy Scout Lake with about 60lb pack on Friday the 20th. My friends baled on me last minute so I was soloing. Ran into a few friendly climber and joined up with them for the summit attempt on Saturday with only 25lb in my pack(took my MSR Reactor for melting snow). Everything was great in the chute. Good snow and not as steep is I had imagined. The last 400ft were a bit worrying since it was ice/snow covered rock. I was more worried about coming down the scramble then going up. Surprisingly it was easy coming down. The guys that I had met at Upper Boy Scout Lake decided to go back when they saw the ice covered scramble. Getting down from the top of the chute was easy just a run/slide. I spent another night at Upper Boy Scout Lake and got out on Sunday morning the 22nd. After eating a large pizza at the Pizza Factory I drove back home to Redding. Saw a couple of guys climbing the East Buttress. That's one I will be returning to do some day.
David Naylor - Sep 30, 2012 9:08 pm Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2012
WIth Mt. Muir
Portal....began the 97 switchbacks under alpen-glow on Whitney....blood red sunrise. Gorgeous. Met a climber going up the switchbacks who was on his way to Mt. Muir so joined him and we examined the summit block and ascended as per Secor's route. Thrilling! Whitney was a slog from this point-on. Glad it's off my list.
funnyfarm - Sep 18, 2012 9:25 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2012
First Extreme Day Hike
This was a challenge for me but it was a glorious day and I made the summit in just under 11 hours on the Whitney Portal trail. No speed record for sure but I got there!
UAmatt89 - Feb 14, 2013 6:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2012
WHitney Mountaineers RouteGreat time of year to climb this route. Weather was perfect and the crowds were thinning out. Mellow three day round-trip with friends Scott and Kim. The Sierra Nevada and french fries at the Portal Store were an awesome reward for our efforts.
orbitor - Jan 28, 2013 4:55 pm Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2012
End of High Sierra TrailMy second time, again from the west. The fitting finale after 7 days on the High Sierra Trail. Started out from Guitar Lake and powered to the top with the full backpack on. Felt unstoppable! Views were just as fabulous as the first time, the weather much better. No need to run from late afternoon T-storms this time!
xbaghat - Jan 20, 2013 1:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2004
eleven...
slychels04 - Dec 31, 2012 9:15 pm Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2011
On top of the world!The hike to the top of Mt Whitney was an amazing experience. Coming from Indiana preparing for the altitude was difficult. I opted to make this a 3d/3n attempt so that I could acclimate appropriately. The first night we camped at the trailhead, the second night at Trail Camp, and the third night at Outpost Camp. Another nice acclimation hike is in the bristlecone pine national forest. The entire loop is at 10,000 ft.
AlphaRomero - Dec 24, 2012 1:20 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 1991
What's that throbbing in my head?Where do I start with my story? The second summer I lived in CA I had some time off in the fall and was browsing the maps and books at REI (as all serious research was done at the time). I decided to give Whitney a try. Not having any backpack equipment, and a day hike not requiring a permit at the time, off I went to Whitney Portal. Slept a bit, then hit the trail at 5:00 AM, TOTALLY UNKNOWING what I was doing.
I zipped past a backpackers camp, and kept going. Fortunately, 1991 was a very dry year so there was no snow or ice. I did not have enough water, and the headache started at about 12.5K. I painfully summited and headed down right away. Literally STUMBLED into camp after dark, and immediately went into my sleeping bag. THROB, THROB until the next morning. I wanted badly to drive down the hill that night, but couldn't get out of my tent. THROB, THROB. I survived, and am glad I did it. No pictures, no witnesses, but a "life lesson" for sure!
fox045 - Dec 3, 2012 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2012
LessonsWith LeeAnne, Donna, and Rose.
Fletch - Nov 30, 2012 5:20 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2006
With familyonly two other parties on the mountain. excellent trip.
marilou - Nov 29, 2012 10:56 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2011
Tough With AMSHiked up with the NHP2 Meetup group. Climbed via the switchbacks despite it being full of snow and closed in some sections. Had really bad AMS (nauseaus, bad headache, dizzy, etc) and had to stop every so often so I don't throw up. But, was able to summit successfully and descend safely. HP #5
MiguelVieira - Nov 14, 2012 12:05 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2011
End of High Sierra TrailFrom Guitar Lake on the last day of hiking the High Sierra Trail. Got caught in a mean storm with hail and lightning on the way down.
telemarkdude - Nov 12, 2012 4:47 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 1985
Mountaineer's RouteCamped at Iceberg Lake. From there, with the great weather we had, it was a very fast up and down scramble.
ZeroFC - Nov 1, 2012 6:47 pm Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2012
Mountaineer's RouteStarted from Lower Boy Scout Lake.
From that point, a bit of snow and ice on the route leading up to Iceberg Lake forced a slightly slower pace. Ice was too thin for crampons but covered large enough areas of the path to make it slightly challenging. Took about 3.5 hours to Iceberg Lake.
Taking the chute to the summit was a nightmare with crampons. No existing path meant postholing past the knees through soft fresh powder and hitting the loose scree underneath. I think microspikes would have been much more fitting under the circumstances. I thought that the snow would be firmer towards the top but that was absolutely not the case. Was a long slow climb up in deep snow up to the notch but weather conditions were fine.
Glissading down the entire chute was a lot of fun and saved a ton of time. Met three others who had setup at Iceberg Lake for a October 31st summit attempt.
A lot of fun and would consider coming back in the future.
crazyp43 - Oct 31, 2012 5:13 pm
made it our bitchwhitney main trail 12 hours RT gorgeous day
Fairweather - Oct 27, 2012 11:10 am Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2012
Day hikeAfter a week of peak climbing, Whitney seemed much easier this year. Joined by Todd, Bob, and Devin. Nice clear day.
X15 - 6 day hikes, 4 overnights, and 5 rock climbs (East Face 3X Suzi, Marty, Scott & Mark, East Buttress 1X Scott & Jim, Keeler Needle with Tim then over & down.
Finished John Muir Trail on top in 1976 (Andy & Kevin).
ttalley - Oct 18, 2012 4:10 pm Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2012
Fun DayStarted with a friend at 3:45 am and didn't hit snow on the trail until after Trail Camp. Needed microspikes from Trail Crest on since first snow had come 4 days before. Great day, perfectly clear, felt good! Was back at the portal at 7pm. Is it just me, or does the trail from Lone Pine lake back to the portal seem to be a few miles longer on the way down? =)
TyC - Oct 14, 2012 7:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2012
Perfect DayAmazing hike. Completed in 1 day
kteichert - Oct 9, 2012 10:36 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2012
HP #29Did it from Whitney Portal in one day. Started at 5am and finished at 4:15pm. Was just gorgeous. I'm so glad to have done this.
cturturica - Oct 2, 2012 3:31 pm Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2011
Mt Whitney Mountaineers RoutFirst try. Took my time though. Drove up on Thursday on the 19th from Redding, CA and slept in my truck in the portal parking lot. Went up to Upper Boy Scout Lake with about 60lb pack on Friday the 20th. My friends baled on me last minute so I was soloing. Ran into a few friendly climber and joined up with them for the summit attempt on Saturday with only 25lb in my pack(took my MSR Reactor for melting snow). Everything was great in the chute. Good snow and not as steep is I had imagined. The last 400ft were a bit worrying since it was ice/snow covered rock. I was more worried about coming down the scramble then going up. Surprisingly it was easy coming down. The guys that I had met at Upper Boy Scout Lake decided to go back when they saw the ice covered scramble. Getting down from the top of the chute was easy just a run/slide. I spent another night at Upper Boy Scout Lake and got out on Sunday morning the 22nd. After eating a large pizza at the Pizza Factory I drove back home to Redding. Saw a couple of guys climbing the East Buttress. That's one I will be returning to do some day.
David Naylor - Sep 30, 2012 9:08 pm Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2012
WIth Mt. MuirPortal....began the 97 switchbacks under alpen-glow on Whitney....blood red sunrise. Gorgeous. Met a climber going up the switchbacks who was on his way to Mt. Muir so joined him and we examined the summit block and ascended as per Secor's route. Thrilling! Whitney was a slog from this point-on. Glad it's off my list.
funnyfarm - Sep 18, 2012 9:25 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2012
First Extreme Day HikeThis was a challenge for me but it was a glorious day and I made the summit in just under 11 hours on the Whitney Portal trail. No speed record for sure but I got there!
ScrambledLeggs - Sep 17, 2012 6:29 pm
PCT AscentI climbed Whitney during my 2012 thru hike.