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I'd been contemplating a trip up Mt. Whitney for awhile and when my friend told me she got a permit for October and that I should come I immediately said I'm in. I live in Atlanta and although I've been to Colorado and out in the Sierras I've never really been up past 10k feet. Tentatively I think we are going to try and camp out around Whitney Portal a night or two and get used to some altitude then do an alpine start, summit, and come back down in a day (weather permitting). Any advice?
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Apr 24, 2017 21:57
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Makes sense. I'm working on getting back into cycling and working in a couple long day hikes and/or backpacking trips in every month with a lot of elevation gain.
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Apr 25, 2017 14:31
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Thanks for the tips! I've heard stories about those marmots and I can believe they are sheisty just based on how bold those fat squirrels in Yosemite are.
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Apr 26, 2017 14:24
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Update: I made it! Thanks for the advice, it did help out. My friend and I made it to the summit on Oct. 11 around noon. First day we set out around 10:30am and hiked up to trail camp. It was insanely windy there, from inside the tent it looked like someone was picking it up and shaking it around. Had a hard time getting any sleep but got some rest. We got up around 4:30am and were on the switchbacks around 6am. There was still some ice at the cables but easy to get around. That last 1.9 miles from trail crest was pretty intense but nothing too bad. From the summit we went back to trail camp, packed up, then hiked down to the portal. That was a questionable call as my legs were pretty much calling it quits and we didn't get to the car until like 10pm. But we did it!
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Oct 20, 2017 22:55
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