Tag: mt whitney

Whitney summit attempt

Miles: 769.9 to 774.2 Mileage: 9.3, plus 13 in Whitney summit attempt Day: 37 The alarm went off at 4 a.m. With the temperature in the 20s and our information about the climb limited to its elevation, we decided to wait until light. That way we could see. The alarm went off at 5:30 a.m. […]

Waiting for Whitney

Miles: 755.9 to 766.9 Mileage: 11, plus 1 mile to camp Day: 36 We moved slowly today. The cold kept us in our sleeping bags until 7 a.m. We waited until the sun rose over the ridge and started to thaw the ice that had formed on everything.  Even though my pack felt lighter, my […]