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Anyone interested in Whitney in a day shot? Leave early, summit and descend same day. The High Sierra Snow is AOK. MR route, camp in the Alabama Hills and eat in town. Bring a stove to make water, or pull from LBSL. Lots of food and the usual stuff. Afterward, head to the Valley of Death. The NP, that is.
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Whitney MR
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JimGuides: 73 | Official Routes: 36Triplogs Last: 8 d | RS: 67Water Reports 1Y: 9 | Last: 144 d - Joined: Sep 08 2006 8:14 pm
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imikeGuides: 253 | Official Routes: 0Triplogs Last: 2,830 d | RS: 0Water Reports 1Y: 0 | Last: 4,502 d - Joined: Nov 05 2008 10:05 pm
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Re: Whitney MR
I'm sending in my application today for a one day hit...but in early June! not sure about that snow bound approach!
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JimGuides: 73 | Official Routes: 36Triplogs Last: 8 d | RS: 67Water Reports 1Y: 9 | Last: 144 d
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Re: Whitney MR
It's fast, light and more direct. Totally doable. We did it in 2 in 2009 and while taking our time, made a high camp pretty early.
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JimGuides: 73 | Official Routes: 36Triplogs Last: 8 d | RS: 67Water Reports 1Y: 9 | Last: 144 d
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Re: Whitney MR
Per the NWS out of Hanford, CA. Much praise to the John Muir Gods.THERWISE THE UPPER RIDGE WILL NOSE IN OVER THE PAC NW WED AND
INTO CA THURS. AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS...TEMPS WILL BEGIN TO
QUICKLY MODIFY THURS...AND CONT AT OR A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE INTO
THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.
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JimGuides: 73 | Official Routes: 36Triplogs Last: 8 d | RS: 67Water Reports 1Y: 9 | Last: 144 d
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Re: Whitney MR
Leaving tomorrow to hike this Sunday. I used a google measurement tool and came up with 13.5 miles round trip when starting at the bottom of the switchbacks on the road, which is really not bad at all. It's mostly the snow and altitude that will make it hard. As always, 2/3 of the time is up hill and 1/3 is down, in snow. It looks like it will be 8000' in a day.
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Re: Whitney MR
Have fun!
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