Planning a Trip to Mt Whitney July/August 2008

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Posted by BigSmoke on December 9, 2007 at 10:19:22 pm EST

My wife and I plan one big trip a year and are in the beginning planning stages for our 2008 trip.

We are pretty stuck on Mt. Whitney for a couple of reasons.
-we can do it unguided
-we can, if we plan far enough ahead, get one of the 60 per day, overnight passes and camp 2 nights on our way up
-it is the highest peak in the contiguous United States
-side trips to places like El Capitan are possible

Has anyone done Mt. Whitney? My first impression is that is is very crowded judging by the limit they place on trail head passes issued per day. 100 for day hikers and 60 for overnighters. One of the LNT statistics given from the park service is that the 6,000 lbs of human waste were packed out in 2007. Thats a bunch of ca ca.
We would take the main Mt. Whitney Trail from John Muir Wilderness--East Side Entry (INYO NATIONAL FOREST)

If you have experience first or secondhand for this hike please share it. We would be looking at a July/August trip.

Cheers!

Greg

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