I'm new to the forum.

I have a party of 9 that is planning on summiting on the afternoon of October 8th.

4 of us are biking from Badwater (starting on the 7th) and will meet the rest of our our party at the portal and will start hiking the trail from there.

I've only had a brief look around the forum, but this looks like a great resource. I'll plan on taking some take pictures and reporting back with how my trip goes.