Re: [pct-l] Mt Whitney --- by a different approach ??

[Charcholla@aol.com]

Darrell,

<< The question That I ahve is there a short lop that you can take to go
around Whitney , approach form the west and end up descending to the east (ie
Onion Valley).  has any one done something like this.  >>

If you want to approach Mt. Whitney from the west (Crabtree Meadows), one way
to do that is to hike in from Horseshoe Meadows / Cottonwood Pass out of Lone
Pine. See the PCT Guide, page 233, map G13. 

You can see the trail switchbacking up towards Horseshoe Meadows from PJ's
Restaurant in Lonepine.

I believe that would be a shorter hike (~ 21 miles) than to come in from Onion
Valley (perhaps 50 miles).

Happy hiking,
Charlie Jones
JMT '96
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