Hi All! I have been following this forum for all of my prep, so I felt like I really needed to give back a good trip report! I did the hike in one day and it could not have gone more perfectly!
I wrote about the full trip, with tons of photos here:
http://www.bettybeyondboston.com/2017/06/mt-whitney-day-hike.html I would be happy to answer any questions, I just want everyone to be prepared and safe!