Tyrus, I noticed the trail crew work is supposed to be from Whitney Portal UP TO Trail Camp. It seems foolish to have all the workers haul all the gear to the high-point and then walk DOWN the trail to do any work.
Outpost Camp, at ~10,000' would be a more centralized, easy to reach, base camp.
If you do reach the people, talk to them about Ken's offer to help, too.
