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 ...Read More
Two weeks from today I will be making another attempt to hike up Mt Whitney with Rebecca, Anthony and some of their friends. Heidi, Chris, Matt and ? Two years ago I made the hike with Lillian, Ben an...Read More
As you read this I should be in Lone Pine or Whitney Portal getting ready to start the Mt Whitney hike. We are planning to leave at 10 pm tonight September 8th to enter the Whitney Zone at about midni...Read More
I’m training to climb Mt Whitney in September. The Mountain itself is over 14,000 feet high but by driving to Whitney Portal and climbing the Mount Whitney Trail Route the elevation gain is abou...Read More
We have a group and we are training. Our guides are Timberline Mountain Guides. The dates are July 16 and 17. It is not as hard as climbing Mt Whitney in terms of distance and elevation gain but s...Read More
On April 1, 2013 I won the lottery to hike Mt Whitney. Lillian and I completed the hike on September 9, 2013. It was epic. Yes that is Guitar Lake. It means you have finished the 100 switchbacks and o...Read More
On Saturday May 19 I hiked the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim in a day. I’m 70 years old so it’s quite an accomplishment. In this post I’m going to try and figure why I like endurance hikin...Read More