Mt. Whitney – Day 2

Mt. Whitney – Day 2

May 19, 2021 Start: Trail Camp (Mile 6.5)End: Whitney Portal (Mile 22)Distance: 15.5 miles total I had a horrible night’s sleep last night up at Trail Camp. Truth be told, I probably only got a sum total of three hours of sleep, most of which was in...
Mt. Whitney – Day 1

Mt. Whitney – Day 1

May 18, 2021 Start: Whitney Portal (Mile 0.0)End: Trail Camp (Mile 6.5)Distance: 6.5 miles total As I mentioned in the prologue, I was just heading out of Lone Pine to begin my Mt. Whitney hike around 2:30 pm when I saw two more PCT thru-hikers huddled in the shade of...