Heading up April 26-29 with a group of 6. Plan is: Hostel on Thursday night and then on the trail Early Friday morning to trail camp. R/T to the summit on Saturday and back down on Sunday. Hope we don't get too many more storms before then.
That can be a tall order. It's good that you're choosing to stop at Trail Camp before trying to summit the next day, but from the elevation in La Verne (same as me, pretty much), to Trail Camp is over 10,000 ft. That's a lot of acclimating to do in a single night at altitude before trying to head up another almost 5,000 ft. the very next day.
I tried driving up, staying at the Hostel, and summiting without stopping at Trail Camp, and I got sick at Trail Camp. Nearly didn't come off of the mountain under my own power. Everyone is different, but it is something to keep in mind.
One day I'd like to hike the entire John Muir Trail and not leave a single footprint. -Randy Morgenson
