Hi everyone I'm new to the forum first post.
A friend and I are headed to the Sierra Nevadans in mid May of this year. We are from Canada and it's our first trip down we are going to be there for a week and mount Whitney Is a must climb but I have some questions any help and advise would be appreciated. We are both skilled scramblers but have just gotten into climbing so we do not want to climb this trip for safety reasons. We are also trying to do day hikes only to pack light and peak fast.
1. What other mountains in the area do you recommend?
2. Should we start off with climbing a 9 or 10000' peak to get climatized before going to 14000?
3. I understand there will still be snow and am bringing crampons are ice axes a must.
4. What kind of weather can we expect I know it's spring and so we could get a storm but what kind of temps are the averige?
5. What kind of book should I get as a peaking guide? Also what maps do you recommend?
6. Any info on permits where is the office excetera? ( I'm calling the parks office when we get our date set next week)
7. Anything else that could be good info for our journey tips, gear choices anythig at all?
