As a former Search and Rescue team leader, having done many rescues and dead body recoveries on Mt. Whitney, my advice to you is forget about it until all the snow is gone in a couple of months and then hike up the switchbacks on dry ground.
I am telling you this to scare you off. You are not ready for Mt. Whitney in current conditions and your obvious lack of experience. Of course, you may choose to ignore my advice and the advice of other experienced climbers, in which case, you may proceed like the other brain-less idiots who have either died on Whitney or had to have a SAR team come and bail their asses out. Are you getting the picture?
Last edited by Bob West; 05/23/18 05:18 PM.
