Hi Experts,
Me and couple of friends are planning to do Mt Whitney on 6/3 weekend. We already got permits. Our plan is to arrive and spend Friday night at Lonepine campground, then on Saturday hike up to consultation lake and setup camp, and set off early in Sunday morning to summit via the main trail. I have couple of questions and hope to figure them out and be fully prepared with your help:
1. One the summit day (Sunday), what is a good time to set off from constellation lake camp to summit? I am thinking 4am.
2. Will there be a lot of snow in the consultation lake camp? Do we need to have 4 season tent? Or if 3 season would work just fine.
3. What about temperature rating of sleeping bags? Is 20F good enough?
4. We will definitely bring ice axe, crampon, mountaineering boots. But how about snowshoes?
Many thanks in advance!
Steve
