Mt Whitney Zone Forums Trip Reports Overnight Whitney Trip Aug. 4th-5th

Congratulations on the summit. Yes I think ,most people say the hardest part is coming down. So much energy and excitement are centered around reaching the summit forgetting that it is exactly the halfway point.There is no summit fever to drive you down the mountain having already expended so much energy.The stepping down muscles in your legs and joints take so much more of a beating than those used to step up.

BTW there are 16,000 deaths from GI bleeding every year from taking advil(ibuprofen)and alleve(naproxen).Use with care and caution and know the risks associated with them.