Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Whitney is a Gateway Drug!

I too am planning a Shasta hike this year.

Like you, I started hiking last year in July. Outside of local 1,000 footers, I didn't really do much until I did a day hike of Half Dome after a month of training. My life forever changed. The bug bit me, and I was up Whitney on the Labor Day weekend, and again last November.

Now I simply need to find the time, funds, and skills to do all of California and Colorado's big mountains, with aspirations to do some international stuff such as Elbrus, Aconcagua, and Ecuador's volcanoes to name a few.