Mt Whitney?

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  1. Mike Perrin

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    Anybody done the hiking trail on Mt Whitney? Not the mountaineering route but there is a regular hiking trail to the top I've heard.
    Mike
     
    Mike Perrin, Jan 28, 2017
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    Mike,
    You talking to the man here!
    Two years in a row I did it.
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    -RB
     
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    Yup.

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    Passes are assigned by lottery each year unless you're day hiking it. I would most definitely recommend hiking poles. Not for the way up, but for the way down. The steps are tall, so coming back down is hard on the knees.
     
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    I'm about 30 lbs lighter now than I was in this picture.
     
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    After talking to Reuben, I'm gonna pass on doing this one. Too many damn people.
     
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    It is like Disneyland crowded on the trails. The camp at 12,000 feet is like a sardines camp.
    But the payoff is a cool view from the top of the USA!

    -RB
     
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    I'll pass. I don't like sardines
     
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    Sounds more crowded than Pike's Peak in July!

    I hiked Pike's twice while we were in Colorado Springs. Of course, I hiked up and got a ride down both times! Barr Camp has a nice hospitality tradition. They always have baked goods and hot coffee up there for to raise donations.
     
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