Current Mt Whitney conditions on main trail

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Current Mt Whitney conditions on main trail

by Snowball » Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:31 am

Hello all

My buddy and I are headed up Mt Whitney tomorrow via the Standard Trail, camping at Trail Camp, and summiting via Trail Crest. Anyone with beta on recent trail conditions? Thanks a bunch! David

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Re: Current Mt Whitney conditions on main trail

by Snowball » Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:28 pm

Last weekend, the switchbacks were still heavily snowed up. No parties over the course of 2 days made it through them except one party that came down them after summitting via the snow gully to the right of them.

I summited via that same gully (directly below Trail Crest) and descended it on the return. Hope this helps others.

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Re: Current Mt Whitney conditions on main trail

by Marmaduke » Tue May 18, 2021 3:55 pm

I'll ask the same question in another two weeks but has anyone been up Whitney recently? My hike isn't for 3 weeks but checking in....... also what about Kearsrage Pass?


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