Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Horseshoe Meadows, Trail Peak, Whitney, & Muir Tri

It took me a few days to sort through all 574 photos and finally got them posted. Thanks again to all who gave me advice and especially Bulldog34, RichardP, Wingding, and QITNL.

The following 3 links break up our trip to Mt. Whitney. Four nights and five days of camping and backpacking, and four days of hiking, was a most memorable experience for me – these photos tell the story. I hope you enjoy them.

The first day (Saturday July 31st) we drove up to Horseshoe Meadows campground to begin acclimation at elevation 10,000’, located south of Whitney Portals. We stayed there two nights and two days. On Sunday, August 1st, we hiked up to nearby Trail Peak at 11,605’.
Here is the first link: http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=9e5e253b1e750d0d&sid=0Qbsm7FuzZs2Eo

On Monday, August 2nd, morning we packed it up and headed over to Whitney Portals to begin our backpacking journey. The plan was to hike up about half way to Whitney and set up our base camp at Consultation Lake at about 12,000’, then day hike up to Mt. Whitney on Tuesday, August 3rd.
Here is the second link: http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=02faa877e2f75ac3&sid=0Qbsm7FuzZs2E5

On Tuesday, August 3rd, we started our trek to Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states at 14,505’ elevation, the air gets a little thinner. I also planned to hike up to a neighboring peak, Mt. Muir at 13,983’, but there is no trail for this peak, and it involves Class 3 rock climbing. Right as I got back down from the rock climb to Mt. Muir my camera battery died, so no more photos, but I think I captured everything important that I wanted to.
Here is the third link: http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=47fc0716e9348d17&sid=0Qbsm7FuzZs2FO

I cannot wait to go back.

Great trip, congratulations!

Congrats again Victor - really enjoyed the photo album! Nice choice of campsite (wink, wink). Hope to see you on the mountain next year!

Thanks again Bulldog. Besides it being such a memorable trip for me all around, you and the others that were so forthcoming with advice and information made it all the more worth it. If I can get back up there this year before too much snow hits again, it won't be too soon.

Congrats! I can't help but think that this should be the textbook way for a person to climb the mountain, particularly if they are new to it, or are unclear about their reaction to altitude.

You took what could have been a miserable experience, as it is for so many, and turned it into an extended foray into the mountains that will be remembered forever (positively)!