Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board The Longest Day of My Life

Wow. Starting when you were 38 y.o. makes your accomplishments even more amazing, Bob.

At 37 I had a life changing event and I just picked up a book somewhere and, without having any experience at all in mountains (born and raised in Missouri and after that a life-long resident of Texas) headed to Yosemite for a mind-distorting week. The rest is history!

This week I am taking my oldest of 6 kids on a 10 day trip out there--starting at Lukens Lake and around Ten Lakes area, Grand Mountain, up Hoffman; up to near Glen Aulin then down to some of the waterfalls; back up to Young Lakes and Conness; then a day off to try and get a permit in Bishop Lakes area; maybe hike Lake Gardisky and Tioga Peak, then down to South Lake, up to Dusy Basin and maybe try Mt. Agassiz. If we have an extra day, White Mountain Peak. Hope to see the Perseids August 12-13 or thereabouts.

Hey Bob, you are on a roll! I was going to see if you want to do Mt. Pickering this weekend but you have already done it 2x. Mr. Pickering on Mt. Pickering sounds cool.

http://www.snwburd.com/bob/trip_reports/pickering_1.html

Mr. Pickering climbed Mt. Pickering the second time because he left a business card in the register and forgot his wallet on the summit the first time.

Wow, great trip Bob. Congratulations!

Couple of questions:
Why did you switch shoes?

Have you done a double on the main trail? If so, any thoughts comparing the two?