[pct-l] on whitney

[calliger@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Oo-oO)]

Could not have said it better myself!
The 5th time I summitted (easy trail) people said
"You look like you could go on forever"

I did soemthing like Indian "war dance" on top
because the lady I took up (after 2 weeks of
training) also breezed up and enjoyed it
immensely!

Rich


At 11:59 AM 1/23/03 -0800, Matt Geis wrote:
>On my hike (last year), I was considering skipping Whitney.  It's a 19 mile
>side trip, and I live in California (several hours away, but in the same
>state at any rate).  Just when I was about to cross it off my itinerary,
>Caboose spelled out some very simple reasons to do it.
>
>1.  You're already here.  No driving necessary.  Just detour off the trail
>No taking an entire weekend to do it, and spending all that time in the car
>just getting there.
>2.  You're acclimated.  You're not coming up from sea level, and you're on
>the high western side of the mountain (as compared to Whitney Portal down on
>the east).
>3.  You're in awesome physical shape for such a climb.
>
>(a fourth reason I might add is that you'll never have the opportunity to
>use a toilet with such an amazing view )
>
>The hike is easy.  It's also a really cool way to benchmark your
>transformation into a hard hiker.  We only took a couple very short breaks
>on the way up, mainly to grab a snack or put on a layer of clothing.
>Compare that to the weekenders on the trail who were huffing and puffing,
>stopping every 150 feet near the top to suck air, when the summit hut was
>within sight.
>
>They looked at us as if we were insane when we invited them to join our
>dance party (the creation of Caboose and Heavy Pack).  Who were these freaks
>who had the energy to camly stroll up the highest mountain in the
>continental US, and then start *dancing* to old sould classics?!?  But
>that's another story.
>
>On the top, look south, think about what you've accomplished by getting this
>far.  Look north, at all the mountains you have to hike through, and grin at
>the fact that you're meeting the challenge head-on.
>
>Iron Chef
>
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