Chevy, Dana is a real quad-burner, isn't it.
Might be ok for a week before Whitney.
Well, unless you're working on compressed time during once-or-twice-a-year trips. In 2011 my wife, daughter and I started out with a hike up to Kearsarge Pass. Rested a day then did Dana. Rested another day then climbed Cathedral Peak (I'm sure you remember that one, Steve). Took 48 hours off then went on a 3-night backpack of Whitney. My daughter was 11 at the time, and I'm shocked she will still even go on a mountain with me and my aggressive itineraries.
Hey, when each trip to the Sierra is 5000 miles RT and several grand, you find ways to squeeze as much in as possible. The legs can hurt on the flight back.
