Oh no, I meant I'm not sure if it's realistic to add guitar lake and mount Whitney to the loop I'm hoping to do.
Someone on backpacking light posted some great info a few years back:
BIG SEKI LOOP 154 miles total, adding mount Whitney is probably ridiculous really. I'm hoping to do this in 9-10 days adding Whitney would be 11-12 total so it would take a lot of food. I may just try Whitney as a walk on reservation a couple of days later.
Thanks again for the info.
Whoa!!!! THAT is one big loop!!! Note that, reading the thread, nobody even mentioned wanting to do it. Eight major passes and valleys to cover -- I think it has more gain and loss than the entire JMT.
Here is a trip report on a part of that loop -- the northern loop.
TR: Tehipite from Roads End - Oct. 22nd-27th 2014 That guy hiked like an animal for 7 days, only did a side trip down the middle-fork Kings River that burned a day. Note he started with a 25 lb pack, and his gal partner started with 12! Maximum ultralight.
Nice thing about that loop, though, is that you can bail out and cut the loop short at several points.
