Mt. Whitney Climbs

Mountaineer’s Route

Mountaineer’s Route (Round 2)

This is my buddy Walter. I miss hiking with him.

A look up the Mountaineer’s Route

At the Summit Hut

A view from the Mountaineer’s Route, just before the Slabs

Me and Walter on the Summit

Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the contiguous United States at 14, 495 ft. Mt Whitney was always the goal of a Southern California hiker. I attempted three times and succeeded twice.

The first time, on the Mountaineer’s Route, I turned around at 14, 000 feet because I got spooked. It was windy and exposed and my brain got in the way.

I went back the next year and made it up the Mountaineer’s Route with no problems.

A few years later, I hiked the Whitney Trail in a day. All beautiful - all super challenging.