Mount Whitney - Video Trip Report *Part 2 of 2*

Note: This is a two part video - this is part two.
I took this hike in September of 2009 with a few friends from Southern California. This was definitely one that I wanted to check off the list and was glad that my friend Pat had a permit. I had tried to get a permit via the lottery but did not have any luck for the dates that I wanted. Overall the trip was a success. We all made it to the summit and no one got altitude sickness. One of our party, Amber, had a knee that was acting up so it took her quite a while to get back down on day two. I ended up getting back to San Diego around 1:30am after hiking from Trail Camp to the summit, then back to portal. Day one consisted of driving to the trailhead then hiking to Trail Camp. Here is the video trip report, I hope you enjoy it. For more trails be sure to check out my hiking blog at www.videowaypoint.com

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[tfprusd]

@banker415 At trailcamp it was probably around 40 at night / early morning. once you start hiking you warm up a bit. It did hail on us when we were descending, so be prepared for anything. good luck with your trip.

[banker415]

Nice job! What was the temperature when you ascended, summited and descended? I'm going up on September 19th, 2010 for a day trip.