Brent - I think you're wise trying to acclimate as much as possible beforehand. I hadn't been to much of anything above 7K' in about 3 months, so choose Baldy yesterday to get a little elevation. I was really sucking wind the last 1 or 2K', even at times on the descent. I'm planning to do a dayhike to Trail Camp on the weekend to help regain some level of acclimatization.
