Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion So, you want to climb the Mountaineer's Route in winter?

Steve, just so you know - I read this entire thing before I noticed the sentence at the very top about it being a BobR reprint. I assumed you wrote it, and I'm thinking, "Damn - 30 MR ascents! That Steve is a beast - I wonder if BobR has been up that many times?" . . .

And it's excellent advice. I've been watching some of the recent questions on WPSMB and here, and can only shake my head. Statistics just waiting to be tallied. Takes a helluva lot more than a shiny new ice axe and a desire to do something big. In so many ways I think we're witnessing the demise of common sense in the 21st Century.