MT WHITNEY - FAILED ATTEMPT

July 30, 2007

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Mount
• Whitney
• climb
• hike
• hiking
• big
• mountain
• fail
• failure

[FunnyFunTimes]

Whats the song at 0:05? it kinda sounds like johnny cash

[ADHemi]

@FunnyFunTimes yeah, we were listening to some Johnny Cash on the way up

[babakenobi]

Very nice video. I've tried to do the one-day hike 4 times and still haven't done it. And I did train hard and was prepared. Made it to 14,000 in '02 before a lightning storm hit. & got to 13,500 last year. It is not easy and it's important to have a respect for the mountain. Two people died on the mountain the day i tried it in '05. Got hit by lightning. I can't really judge, but it doesn't appear that the hikers in this video knew what they were in for. But like I said, the video was good.

[ADHemi]

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I really got whooped by the mountain and the elevation. Didn't get permits this year, but I hope to to try it again soon. good luck on your future attempts.

[joen1369]

Nice editing job! What software did you use? I did a Mount Whitney Video too, but would have like to have had the cool effects you used.

[ADHemi]

I used the stock Final Cut Pro effects: transitions, speed adjustments, basic titles. Thanks for the appreciation, it took me a couple months to finally get it finished after we went on the trip. The music is all from my buddy in the video. I like your video too, especially beers at the top.

[BeepimajeepBeep]

@Randomstlhero It's a super easy hike, little kids could easily do it. Probably the easiest fourteener in the usa. Unless you take another route like the mountaineers route, or some rock climbign routes.

[justwired]

dude i called in the begining of sept. got permits for october use the mountaineers route going solo for three days and hit four summits whitney is gonna be one

[DEEHARDONE]

Just got done with the one day round trip Sept 11...and we hit a snow storm on top...but luckily all 4 of us made it.

[Sparks424]

Just summited yesterday came home today i tell you what it is one of the hardest hikes ive done cause of the altitude . was a great sight to see im glad i made it and to all who have not keep trying its worth it

[Randomstlhero]

Really wish I could hike this mountain; times like these is were I wish I wasnt in Missouri :/

[wandulonian]

At least your GF is hot.

[1138thz]

Great Video. ADhemi

Did a one day hike in to Iceberg but going from 2.3k at 29 Palms to 11k in a day gave me a splitting headache. At 05:00 the next morning the headache was gone but nausea had arrived. We were going to do the classic east face but I backed out and the others weren't feeling much better so we did the mountaineers rout instead and then hiked down to Boyscout and kicked back until morning. I hurled all night...Elevation change can get you, no doubt about that.

[toof]

I use chocolate to help me with altitude. Apparently raw cacao was chewed by south american natives for this very reason. Happy trails!