[pct-l] Mount Whitney

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

I attempted Whitney in 2000 on June 20. I got scared in the snow at  
the cables (on the Trail Camp side) and turned back. Everybody I was  
with made it to the summit. I don't know if that year was a normal  
snow year or not, but if there's a way to find out you could look it up.

I'm a snow wimp. Tons of people were out there at that time doing the  
climb and making it. They had a lot of fun glissading down back to  
Trail Camp. I believe it was recommended to bring instep crampons. I  
think I would have been okay if I'd had them.

Diane

On Mar 3, 2010, at 6:46 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> My girlfriend and I will be hiking the PCT this year and intend on  
> doing Mt.
> Whitney. ?We estimated that we should get there by June 12th. ?We  
> have a
> couple friends who wanted to join us for the ascent of Whitney. ? 
> They've
> applied for permits via the lottery and if all goes well we would  
> try to
> meet them at Whitney Portal on the 12th of June and head up  
> together then.
>
> Sounds like snow might be an issue for that part of the trail  
> then. ?Any
> thru hikers from past years remember tackling Whitney that early? ? 
> Anyone
> with thoughts on this date based on snow estimates for this year? ? 
> Is it too
> early to tell at this point or reasonable to expect we might be  
> able to make
> it happen?