Agree with your scenario OV to Whitney. would aim day 1 for the 11,000 ft camp spots at south (upper) end of Vidette, although as you say you may have late start and not get that far.

Perhaps my all time favorite (and including Rae Lakes) is
start at South lake/Bishop Pass, go over Mather pass, into spectacular Upper Basin , exit it over Pinchot pass, then down to Wood Creek, up to Arrowhead/Rae Lakes, exit from there over Glenn and Kearsarge passes to OV

have done it as 3-nighter, meaning four 16 mile days (that was my favorite way, but need to be acclimatized), and also as a 4 or 5 nighter. Depends on solo vs small group vs larger group. My pace is the same either way, it just depends on how many hours you (or your group) want to be sleeping vs hiking, hint, hint.

Last edited by Harvey Lankford; 01/27/16 02:07 PM.