colinr - Nov 10, 2014 9:41 pm Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2014
Finally
With the perfect window of pleasant weather, I convinced myself this was the day to finally drive up to the end of Whitney Portal Road and summit Whitney. No quotas, no crowds, no hassles. Most of the other twenty or so others I saw wore spikes, especially between Lone Pine Lake and the 99 switchbacks. The switchbacks were snowy, but not icy late morning nor late afternoon. Trail Crest to the summit was scenic and worth slowing a bit through the thin air.
bshirley - Nov 5, 2014 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2003
Long day hike
Day hike with my buddy kent. Cool hike - I was glad that we did
it as a day hike after I saw the camping area (maybe it is better now?)
charitydominic - Oct 30, 2014 6:21 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2006
Essential Peak
Extended dayhike. Jello legs. Loved the many languages and flags on the trail, felt like it was a much bigger mountain that way.
I hiked to the top of this mountain in:
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and in August 24, 2015
4 times as part of the John Muir Trail hike (once as a start for JMT, three times as an end)
3 times with a partner as a day hike
car-summit-car in 12 hours on the Mountaineers Route in snow (April 2011)
14 times solo (first time solo)
ozarkmac - Oct 8, 2014 8:58 am Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2014
JMT thru hike
Last day on the John Muir Trail. Alpine start from Guitar Lake for Equinox sunrise at Trailcrest. Amazing ever-changing light. 4 of us had the summit to ourselves for a long while before the hoards from the East side arrived. A very cool way to finish an incredible adventure. The trudge down to the Portal makes for a long day.
watterdog - Sep 23, 2014 1:39 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2011
End of the trail (almost).
I reached the summit after 18 days on the John Muir Trail. I started at Curry Village in Yosemite.
davido - Sep 11, 2014 2:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2012
Foggy summit
Fog and light drizzle rolled in as we neared the summit so we couldn't see much...at least it was clear on the way up and I got to see the beautiful orange reflection of the rising sun off the mountain.
RoryKuykendall - Aug 20, 2014 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2013
Long Day Hike
Long dayhike with my girlfriend to celebrate our one year anniversary as a couple. I love this trail and I love the energy of the people on it. A special experience.
farristj - Aug 11, 2014 7:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2003
I did it solo. I camped two nights at Horseshoe Meadows and hiked to Chicken Springs Lake and back to get acclimated. Then backpacked to Trail Camp, got up the next morning and started hiking at 7:25am, summited at 10am after negotiating nearly 3 miles of snow on the trail between Trail Crest and the summit, and made it back to the car by 7pm.
harbor - Aug 8, 2014 1:27 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2014
10th State HP
Acclimated at Great Basin Ntl. Park in Nevada for a few days before driving out to Whitney. Day hiked all 22 miles. Gorgeous cloudless day. Probably one of the nicest all summer. Glad I wasn't up there this last weekend with the freak August snowstorm dumping 6-12 inches on much of the High Sierras. A lot of leftover snow up on top. Like every hike I've done at higher altitudes my stomach went into a knot at 13k feet but luckily the feeling went away after 30 or so minutes. Highest I've ever been so far.
Hiked with brother, sister, and father-in-law. Great experience. Stayed at the hostel in Lone Pine.
Adam Doc Fox - Jul 17, 2014 2:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2014
Fog Death View
Rain cloud shroud from 3 a.m. departure at Trail Camp to summit and back. I imagine the views were neat. Bob Ross painted Sequoia Natl' one time so I'll check that.
Amazing time; ignore the sarcasm.
Diesel - Jul 15, 2014 12:12 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2014
Day Hike Solo
Second time up. Slower than last year by 45 minutes! 5:15 from Portal to summit.
nikhilm - Jul 9, 2014 6:08 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2013
day hike from whitney portal
Exhausting! Coming down that trail has to be the worst thing I've ever done, not because of the physical effort, but the amount of painful talus and switchbacks.
braindancer - Jul 8, 2014 12:04 am Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2008
Yay Whitney!
This was our first venture to high(ish) elevation, and it did kick our butt quite a bit. We did this as an overnighter. Couldn't sleep on summit plateau, that made the summit quite a bit more strenuous. 99 switchbacks had a good deal of show but no ice.
brichardsson - Jun 30, 2014 12:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2014
don't know why...
...it took me so long, but i finally got here!
eidenreiden - Jun 18, 2014 10:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2005
At end of JMT
Beautiful! Surreal sunrise through the cracks in the ridge after trail crest. Otherworldly look to all of the fractured rock. Perfect amount of wind, swirling mist, clear air and warm sun to finish off an amazing John Muir Trail trip.
MattDurkee - Jun 8, 2014 1:14 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2005
Trail in a Day
Solo in a day. Was at Badwater Basin (lowest point in U.S.) a couple days before.
Jurgen - Jun 6, 2014 11:53 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2014
Whitney trail in a day
Great hike with beautiful views. The hike is easy but very long (which you usually first notice during the descent). We started around 4pm and summited 7 hours later. During the descent we slided down the chute, which was fun and fast.
colinr - Nov 10, 2014 9:41 pm Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2014
FinallyWith the perfect window of pleasant weather, I convinced myself this was the day to finally drive up to the end of Whitney Portal Road and summit Whitney. No quotas, no crowds, no hassles. Most of the other twenty or so others I saw wore spikes, especially between Lone Pine Lake and the 99 switchbacks. The switchbacks were snowy, but not icy late morning nor late afternoon. Trail Crest to the summit was scenic and worth slowing a bit through the thin air.
bshirley - Nov 5, 2014 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2003
Long day hikeDay hike with my buddy kent. Cool hike - I was glad that we did
it as a day hike after I saw the camping area (maybe it is better now?)
charitydominic - Oct 30, 2014 6:21 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2006
Essential PeakExtended dayhike. Jello legs. Loved the many languages and flags on the trail, felt like it was a much bigger mountain that way.
CptAmerica - Oct 21, 2014 5:14 pm
beautiful approachwhitney trail. absoluteluy beautiful, but unfortunately class 1 the whole way. attempting the east buttress this weekend
Dalian - Oct 11, 2014 7:54 pm
17 times so farI hiked to the top of this mountain in:
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and in August 24, 2015
4 times as part of the John Muir Trail hike (once as a start for JMT, three times as an end)
3 times with a partner as a day hike
car-summit-car in 12 hours on the Mountaineers Route in snow (April 2011)
14 times solo (first time solo)
ozarkmac - Oct 8, 2014 8:58 am Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2014
JMT thru hikeLast day on the John Muir Trail. Alpine start from Guitar Lake for Equinox sunrise at Trailcrest. Amazing ever-changing light. 4 of us had the summit to ourselves for a long while before the hoards from the East side arrived. A very cool way to finish an incredible adventure. The trudge down to the Portal makes for a long day.
watterdog - Sep 23, 2014 1:39 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2011
End of the trail (almost).I reached the summit after 18 days on the John Muir Trail. I started at Curry Village in Yosemite.
davido - Sep 11, 2014 2:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2012
Foggy summitFog and light drizzle rolled in as we neared the summit so we couldn't see much...at least it was clear on the way up and I got to see the beautiful orange reflection of the rising sun off the mountain.
RoryKuykendall - Aug 20, 2014 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2013
Long Day HikeLong dayhike with my girlfriend to celebrate our one year anniversary as a couple. I love this trail and I love the energy of the people on it. A special experience.
farristj - Aug 11, 2014 7:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2003
Onion Valley to WhitneyMy first ever trek on the John Muir Trail!
ScottWhitneyBound - Aug 10, 2014 12:16 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2014
Overnight at Trail CampI did it solo. I camped two nights at Horseshoe Meadows and hiked to Chicken Springs Lake and back to get acclimated. Then backpacked to Trail Camp, got up the next morning and started hiking at 7:25am, summited at 10am after negotiating nearly 3 miles of snow on the trail between Trail Crest and the summit, and made it back to the car by 7pm.
harbor - Aug 8, 2014 1:27 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2014
10th State HPAcclimated at Great Basin Ntl. Park in Nevada for a few days before driving out to Whitney. Day hiked all 22 miles. Gorgeous cloudless day. Probably one of the nicest all summer. Glad I wasn't up there this last weekend with the freak August snowstorm dumping 6-12 inches on much of the High Sierras. A lot of leftover snow up on top. Like every hike I've done at higher altitudes my stomach went into a knot at 13k feet but luckily the feeling went away after 30 or so minutes. Highest I've ever been so far.
Hiked with brother, sister, and father-in-law. Great experience. Stayed at the hostel in Lone Pine.
Adam Doc Fox - Jul 17, 2014 2:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2014
Fog Death ViewRain cloud shroud from 3 a.m. departure at Trail Camp to summit and back. I imagine the views were neat. Bob Ross painted Sequoia Natl' one time so I'll check that.
Amazing time; ignore the sarcasm.
Diesel - Jul 15, 2014 12:12 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2014
Day Hike SoloSecond time up. Slower than last year by 45 minutes! 5:15 from Portal to summit.
nikhilm - Jul 9, 2014 6:08 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2013
day hike from whitney portalExhausting! Coming down that trail has to be the worst thing I've ever done, not because of the physical effort, but the amount of painful talus and switchbacks.
braindancer - Jul 8, 2014 12:04 am Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2008
Yay Whitney!This was our first venture to high(ish) elevation, and it did kick our butt quite a bit. We did this as an overnighter. Couldn't sleep on summit plateau, that made the summit quite a bit more strenuous. 99 switchbacks had a good deal of show but no ice.
brichardsson - Jun 30, 2014 12:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2014
don't know why......it took me so long, but i finally got here!
eidenreiden - Jun 18, 2014 10:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2005
At end of JMTBeautiful! Surreal sunrise through the cracks in the ridge after trail crest. Otherworldly look to all of the fractured rock. Perfect amount of wind, swirling mist, clear air and warm sun to finish off an amazing John Muir Trail trip.
MattDurkee - Jun 8, 2014 1:14 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2005
Trail in a DaySolo in a day. Was at Badwater Basin (lowest point in U.S.) a couple days before.
Jurgen - Jun 6, 2014 11:53 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2014
Whitney trail in a dayGreat hike with beautiful views. The hike is easy but very long (which you usually first notice during the descent). We started around 4pm and summited 7 hours later. During the descent we slided down the chute, which was fun and fast.