I am sending this post from the highest place in the continental US. My son, Scott, and I started our climb at 2 AM and arrived to watch the sunrise over Death Valley. Scott joined me at Kennedy Meadows, and we have hiked 75 miles and climbed nearly 20K feet. Summiting Whitney was worth every step.
We hiked into Crabtree Meadows yesterday to prepare for the 7.8 mile, 4K foot climb.
We left camp at 2 AM and worked together to find the trail with our headlamps.
Exhaling crystals
heart pounds like a pile driver
Mt. Whitney awaits.
Ribs