ozarkmac - May 25, 2015 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2014
Last day of the JMT
Broke camp at Guitar Lake at 4:00 a.m. We had the summit to ourselves as the sun rose over Owens Valley below. Exciting finish to an amazing 3 week backpack from Yosemite Valley. Stumbled down to Whitney Portal against what seemed like the entire city of Los Angeles coming up the trail.
sskeep - Dec 11, 2014 3:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010
Day Hike
Day hiked it in 12 hours. My crampons fell off my pack on the way up. My friend glisaded down from the summit, while I hiked the trail looking for the crampons, but never found them. Awesome day. Stayed in Lone Pine then went to Death Valley the next day. Not much to see there.
96avs01 - Aug 13, 2014 12:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2014
Super Moon Dayhike
Dayhiked under the illumination of the super moon. Missed the sunrise by about 20 minutes as one in our party had some altitude sickness issues and finally had to turn around at Trail Camp.
Jimmy Rivers - Jan 12, 2014 9:52 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2013
Beautiful Whitney!
Lucked out on weather and conditions, despite the fires burning 100 miles up the road all over Yosemite. The day before our hike, smoke covered the high Sierras and towns below. However, it cleared and we had beautiful weather and conditions hiking to the tallest point in the lower 48 states! I loved Mt Whitney!
Grenn - Nov 6, 2013 2:32 am Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2013
Almost Winter
Summited on 11/3/13. Microspikes needed above trail camp. High winds on summit. Great climb. Crystal clear view from top!
Did the long and classic day hike from Whitney Portal. Nice late summer day. Great hike with Amy, Matt, Stan, and Doug.
Trailboss88 - Nov 8, 2012 1:04 pm Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2012
1st CA 14er
This hike made my 13th 14er but first in California. The weather was great, but the trail is long and tiring even in 2 days. Spent the night in the summit hut and got AMS. Definitely doing a technical route if I go back because the trail is boring.
kteichert - Oct 12, 2012 3:13 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2012
HP #29
What a great trail. A lot of hard work went into making that trail doable for everyone. Well deserved credit goes to the workers. Amazing.
davidpickavance - Mar 9, 2012 5:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2002
Long but satisfying
Took us about 16 hours and I got a headache at the top but it was fun
hightinerary - Dec 22, 2011 3:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2015
Bonus Peaks
I have done this route many times. Now I prefer it as a descent route only, so I can climb bonus peaks along the ridge on the way down.
jonathanluk - Oct 29, 2011 3:54 am Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2010
Awesome
Summited with my 65-year old dad and 6 other friends, well planned 3 day trip, Whitney Trail, perfect weather. Want to do the day trip, as well as down the road with my kids.
MtnDoser - Sep 2, 2011 8:28 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2011
Mission Accomplished!
Great dayhike! I would like to camp out there some day and take another route.
klimbien - Mar 28, 2011 2:28 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2010
Success
Loved it - would like to summit again via another route.
Wild - Oct 28, 2010 12:20 am Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010
Amazing day hike
My first climb in the Sierras. Nothing short of epic.
QuikR - Aug 24, 2010 10:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2010
Whitney by August full moon light
While resting back at the family campground 13 hours after my first ever ascent and summit of Whitney earlier that windy morning, I got the idea to give it a 2nd go, solo at night. At 10:27 pm I started back up the trailhead from the portal hiking mostly by moonlight. Coming up the lower switches, I started looking left and exploiting the smooth and steep granite slabs that ran parallel to the creek. At the lower meadow, I went hikers left past the waterfall and staight up through a rapidly inclining granite boulder field, gaining the elevation up to the main trail camp. These granite boulders were magnificent large shiny quartz filled obstacles that required faithful dynamic moves to stay on time and keep moving over some distance. The quartz chips within this granite emited an incredible refelctive glow under moonlight. This field eventually threads into the glacial morains carved through bedrock that leads back right and up into the main trail camp. Above the switchbacks, there was virtually no wind unlike earlier that day when it was 60+ consistent. I reached the summit a few minutes before 3:00 am, bagged the first summit entry of the day and wrote a few notes as I took in the moonlight silhouettes of the surrounding view. After about :10 mins, I was booking hastily back down towards the trail crest. In good time, I was looking back down onto the first riser's coming up from camp. The pain of muscle fatigue from the earlier climb had been replaced with an aching in my feet as I duplicated the day's earlier 6,000 ft descent down the rocky trial. There with my summit log I snatched as a souvenier, I arrived back at camp. I dove back into my tent for an hour of sleep before my party woke to pack and leave, and I would tell them about the night's adventure.
therockimage - Jun 10, 2010 4:57 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2010
One day trip
Perfect conditions! The switchbacks were snowed over so we went up the chute to trail crest. Awesome views!
JEFFS - Apr 7, 2010 7:28 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2008
Overnighter
We went up main trail and avoided the switchbacks by going up the chute straight up to trail crest. Fun on the way down was able to glissade the chute...
NavySeabee - Dec 7, 2009 12:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
Inspiring!
First 14er ascended. Finished out my 13 hour day with Keeler and Muir. Definitely worth a return trip!
Holy cow! I thought this was gonna be like a day at Disneyland, but I had so much fun! If you wanna have a party AND be in the mountains, do this trail! Everyone is so stoked to be out there and the vibe is awesome!
ozarkmac - May 25, 2015 1:09 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2014
Last day of the JMTBroke camp at Guitar Lake at 4:00 a.m. We had the summit to ourselves as the sun rose over Owens Valley below. Exciting finish to an amazing 3 week backpack from Yosemite Valley. Stumbled down to Whitney Portal against what seemed like the entire city of Los Angeles coming up the trail.
sskeep - Dec 11, 2014 3:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010
Day HikeDay hiked it in 12 hours. My crampons fell off my pack on the way up. My friend glisaded down from the summit, while I hiked the trail looking for the crampons, but never found them. Awesome day. Stayed in Lone Pine then went to Death Valley the next day. Not much to see there.
96avs01 - Aug 13, 2014 12:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2014
Super Moon DayhikeDayhiked under the illumination of the super moon. Missed the sunrise by about 20 minutes as one in our party had some altitude sickness issues and finally had to turn around at Trail Camp.
Jimmy Rivers - Jan 12, 2014 9:52 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2013
Beautiful Whitney!Lucked out on weather and conditions, despite the fires burning 100 miles up the road all over Yosemite. The day before our hike, smoke covered the high Sierras and towns below. However, it cleared and we had beautiful weather and conditions hiking to the tallest point in the lower 48 states! I loved Mt Whitney!
Grenn - Nov 6, 2013 2:32 am Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2013
Almost WinterSummited on 11/3/13. Microspikes needed above trail camp. High winds on summit. Great climb. Crystal clear view from top!
cdog - Sep 15, 2013 11:16 pm Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2013
Whitney-in-a-dayDid the long and classic day hike from Whitney Portal. Nice late summer day. Great hike with Amy, Matt, Stan, and Doug.
Trailboss88 - Nov 8, 2012 1:04 pm Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2012
1st CA 14erThis hike made my 13th 14er but first in California. The weather was great, but the trail is long and tiring even in 2 days. Spent the night in the summit hut and got AMS. Definitely doing a technical route if I go back because the trail is boring.
kteichert - Oct 12, 2012 3:13 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2012
HP #29What a great trail. A lot of hard work went into making that trail doable for everyone. Well deserved credit goes to the workers. Amazing.
davidpickavance - Mar 9, 2012 5:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2002
Long but satisfyingTook us about 16 hours and I got a headache at the top but it was fun
hightinerary - Dec 22, 2011 3:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2015
Bonus PeaksI have done this route many times. Now I prefer it as a descent route only, so I can climb bonus peaks along the ridge on the way down.
jonathanluk - Oct 29, 2011 3:54 am Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2010
AwesomeSummited with my 65-year old dad and 6 other friends, well planned 3 day trip, Whitney Trail, perfect weather. Want to do the day trip, as well as down the road with my kids.
MtnDoser - Sep 2, 2011 8:28 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2011
Mission Accomplished!Great dayhike! I would like to camp out there some day and take another route.
klimbien - Mar 28, 2011 2:28 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2010
SuccessLoved it - would like to summit again via another route.
Wild - Oct 28, 2010 12:20 am Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010
Amazing day hikeMy first climb in the Sierras. Nothing short of epic.
QuikR - Aug 24, 2010 10:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2010
Whitney by August full moon lightWhile resting back at the family campground 13 hours after my first ever ascent and summit of Whitney earlier that windy morning, I got the idea to give it a 2nd go, solo at night. At 10:27 pm I started back up the trailhead from the portal hiking mostly by moonlight. Coming up the lower switches, I started looking left and exploiting the smooth and steep granite slabs that ran parallel to the creek. At the lower meadow, I went hikers left past the waterfall and staight up through a rapidly inclining granite boulder field, gaining the elevation up to the main trail camp. These granite boulders were magnificent large shiny quartz filled obstacles that required faithful dynamic moves to stay on time and keep moving over some distance. The quartz chips within this granite emited an incredible refelctive glow under moonlight. This field eventually threads into the glacial morains carved through bedrock that leads back right and up into the main trail camp. Above the switchbacks, there was virtually no wind unlike earlier that day when it was 60+ consistent. I reached the summit a few minutes before 3:00 am, bagged the first summit entry of the day and wrote a few notes as I took in the moonlight silhouettes of the surrounding view. After about :10 mins, I was booking hastily back down towards the trail crest. In good time, I was looking back down onto the first riser's coming up from camp. The pain of muscle fatigue from the earlier climb had been replaced with an aching in my feet as I duplicated the day's earlier 6,000 ft descent down the rocky trial. There with my summit log I snatched as a souvenier, I arrived back at camp. I dove back into my tent for an hour of sleep before my party woke to pack and leave, and I would tell them about the night's adventure.
therockimage - Jun 10, 2010 4:57 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2010
One day tripPerfect conditions! The switchbacks were snowed over so we went up the chute to trail crest. Awesome views!
JEFFS - Apr 7, 2010 7:28 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2008
OvernighterWe went up main trail and avoided the switchbacks by going up the chute straight up to trail crest. Fun on the way down was able to glissade the chute...
NavySeabee - Dec 7, 2009 12:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
Inspiring!First 14er ascended. Finished out my 13 hour day with Keeler and Muir. Definitely worth a return trip!
A-Lex - Nov 24, 2009 1:09 pm
Up the TrailHoly cow! I thought this was gonna be like a day at Disneyland, but I had so much fun! If you wanna have a party AND be in the mountains, do this trail! Everyone is so stoked to be out there and the vibe is awesome!
hol571 - Sep 16, 2009 2:09 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2009
Great Tripknees hated the decent from trail camp to outpost, too many big step downs w/ a heavy pack