Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Bruin Dave

Dave, nice to have finally met you this past week at the Portal store. I hope you and Jane had a successful summit on Friday. Let me know how things turned out.

TeamBruin: Dave and Jane, sorry for letting the winds out of your sails, but I just want to say "CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUMMIT!"

Danu Sherpa was grinning from ear to ear when he got the phone call!

Danu Sherpa, you know all. TeanBruin, congratulations on your summit. I was out hiking on the Cottonwoods Pass Trail Friday and thinking about you both on your quest. Very glad you had success.

Hey Joe!

Definitely my pleasure in finally catching up with UltraMarathonerJoe, the hiking mentor to Danu Sherpa ... maybe next time we can mix in some local fly fishing. By the way, your advice to Jane and me about the weather conditions the day before our hike were taken to heart, and we were prepared for (but, fortunately, did not encounter) the strong winds and cold you described.

I'll be posting a report within the next day. Thanks again for your good wishes.

BruinDave

BruinDave, glad you missed the windy conditions but it never hurts to be prepared. A little fishing in between running & hiking trips sounds good to me.
Runrjoe