Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Mt Williamson day hike?

You may do Mt.Whitney in 9 hours, many young adults in any kind of shape do so or less time . Mt Williamson ( requires extensive route finding ability )has No Easy Way Up or Trail. Mt.Tyndal has a easy north side sand gravel shoulder . I have done both summits a few times - winter ( with skis , crampons, and ice axes ), and regular ( not winter ). The Sheperds Pass ( in it self ) is not easy and is considered as tough as Lamarch col . I have done both pass's a multitude of times in Winter and summer . The F.S. and P.S. both have warnings about the New Difficulties from massive slide damage done to the Sheperds Pass trail going up . The other posts make it sound easy as Pie, it is not ...unless you are in World Class shape and should possibly be doing K-2 type stuff. Money being the Travel constraint . No offense , for these few are indeed great athletes . If you are a regular,normal,or active mountainer / hiker in Shape then just Sepherds Pass will take a day up and down car to car . Most people ( non-Animals ) will camp at anvil camp or the pass and do the peaks from there , Then hike down ( with pack) to the trail head . You can do these peaks in one brutal day ( I have ) or in three or 4 Days with camping involved ( alot of Fun and Good Times ! ) With this Heavy Winter year ... there "Will be " a Very Steep and Massive Ice /snow covering on the Pass if not a Cornice . We have had Many rescue operations at Sheperds Pass and Lamarch Col . over the years and they were not Pretty . These are not " Green Runs " , so start running and duct tape your mouth shut ( to lose weight ) when you look like Bob then you can break the 7 hour barrier up and down Mt. Williamson from the Car . Unless, that record has been broken already ( Bob probably has done it and is keeping it to himself ) . Anyway, that is my two cents of an 60 year old guy babbling who has seen way to much Blood coming from others . Good luck and be Safe out there People ! Cheers! GST