Three buddies and I completed our first trip to Whitney!
We left Whitney Portals at 4:50 am ... Outpost Camp, 7:20... Trail Camp, 8:50... Summit, 11:25. Left summit at 12:35. Return to Whitney Portals at 5:50 pm. I had some trouble coming down the mountain. I was Mr Spaghetti Legs. Feel great today, though!
The weather was perfect. 49° at the start and 58° on Mt Whitney.
Mt Whitney Day Hike: 22 Sept 2009
Great job Mike P! Those times are nothing to be ashamed of--especially on your first trip up Whit! And everybody's legs get a little mushy on the way down; I'm pretty much always hating life on that final stretch below Lone Pine Lake 
As long as you get back in time for Portal burgers life is good 
As long as you get back in time for Portal burgers life is good 
Thanks everybody!
I goofed in noting my times. We hit Outpost at 6:20 am and Trail Camp at 7:50 am. All other times are correct. I am absolutely amazed how Liz in an earlier trip report left at 4:30 am and made the summit at 9:45 am. Whew!
In retrospect, my training wasn't what it could have been. We returned from a 7-nighter in the Sierra in mid-August. Due to smoke and work schedule, I was only able to work in ONE 2 hour hike at Marshall Canyon between the backpack and Mt Whitney. I was hoping to do at least Baldy once or twice...
We also didn't get back in time for burgers. That, in and of itself, should make a person train harder
I goofed in noting my times. We hit Outpost at 6:20 am and Trail Camp at 7:50 am. All other times are correct. I am absolutely amazed how Liz in an earlier trip report left at 4:30 am and made the summit at 9:45 am. Whew!
In retrospect, my training wasn't what it could have been. We returned from a 7-nighter in the Sierra in mid-August. Due to smoke and work schedule, I was only able to work in ONE 2 hour hike at Marshall Canyon between the backpack and Mt Whitney. I was hoping to do at least Baldy once or twice...
We also didn't get back in time for burgers. That, in and of itself, should make a person train harder
