The new hat on the left shows the elevation of Mt Whitney to be 14,508. The old hat on the right shows an elevation of 14,497.61 The third hat is one I bought in 2013 and lost on Mt Charleston, NV in 2014. It showed a different elevation but still within a few feet of the others.
The equipment for measuring the elevation of mountains is getting better so the data are changing which eventually effects the hats.
Side story: I first hiked Mt Whitney with Lilli in September of 2013 and bought a tan hat at the Whitney Portal Store. In the spring of 2014 while hiking with Howard R. in Nevada I lost the hat at Mt Charleston. That Fall I hiked Mt San Jacinto above Palm Springs with Byron W. and at the top of the mountain down in the rocks I found the tatty hat shown on the right above. So when Rebecca asked if I wanted to Hike Whitney again I had to accept. We got to the top on July 6, 2015 and I bought the new hat shown on the left above. I’m planning to “lose” the old one on one of the local mountain tops soon to complete the cycle. Is this littering?
Mountains do grow. Reference the movie.
‘The man who went up a hill and came down a mountain’ starring Hugh Grant.
Yes, leaving a hat (or anything) on purpose is littering. Sorry. 😐
Josie: Your are probably right and I could quibble but a bright line is often the best. No littering.
Matt: Since ocean levels are rising and the height of mountains is from sea level aren’t the mountains getting lower? And easier to climb? I did see that Hugh Grant movie I remember enjoying it.
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