Jammer, nice TR and congrats on a successful summit! You guys did everything right, with the exception of your friend's lack of gain-training. I just returned a couple of weeks ago from my 4th trip up Whitney in the past 5 years, and I couldn't agree with you more about the conditioning aspect for us lowlanders here in the east. The kind of sustained gains the Sierra challenges you with just can't be replicated here for training, so it takes perseverance to get the legs ready. Sleeping a few nights in a Mammoth condo (and dayhiking in Yosemite) prior to heading south for MW is exactly what I and my family have done in the past - with nary an altitude issue.
Great job, fine results, and congrats again!
By the way, for you and the good doctor (Harvey): is football still played in that ACC? I thought they gave it up as a lost cause. Wow - who would'a thunk it . . . ;-)
