I really didn't think it was that bad doing it in one day. I did have to do a little night hike to get back (stumble back) to camp. From that point on, my injuries were the hardest part! ;-O <br><br>Congrats on a safe climb! Wish I could claim the same............could have been worse!<br><br>Wheeew<br><br><b><i>Home <jeffreyn@sonic.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> I can only imagine going up from W.P. AND coming down the same day. I <br>*suppose* I could do it, but "tedious" would only begin to describe my <br>probable reaction. I did climb it (for the first time) this last summer, <br>but did the approach from the west, via the HST, and it seemed to take <br>half the time going up as it did going down. Sheesh.<br><br>And by my count, the famous switchbacks are 100 in number. Not 97. Just <br>to start a troll.<br><br><br>On Tue,
04 Dec 2007 12:22:21 -0800, g l <gailpl2003@yahoo.com> wrote:<br><br>> ...<br>><br>> I climbed Mt. Whitney a few years ago, in just the manner you describe. <br>> Spur of the moment decision. Didn't have the proper gear. Did my first <br>> ever glissade coming off the mountain. Bad, bad move. I'll write the <br>> gory details another time, but suffice it to say that a man died the <br>> next week, doing the same thing in the same spot that I glissaded. His <br>> wife had to be airlifted out. It was quite the ordeal. Instead, take <br>> all those annoying steps that you took up, to get back down. Much <br>> safer. Even with new knees.<br>><br>> Wheeew<br>><br>> Hiker97@aol.com wrote: ...<br>> Say, I will not need a M.U.L.E. for Mt. Whitney after my knee surgery <br>> Friday. I will probably just do a day hike up and back with a small <br>> daypack. No problem at all. ...<br><br><br><br>--
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