Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion First time Mt Whitney June 5th...NEED HELP

Thanks for the reply Steve. I might just consider going early June and take up some mountaineering lessons beforehand. If I take a lesson on how to use the iceaxe, you think that would be good enough to go up the chute?

Edit: if others aren’t familiar with self arrest by the time we’re at Whitney, do you think it’s possible to just experiment at the bottom of the chute to get everyone familiar before we make the climb for real? This is is assuming that I get familiar with the method by the time I get to Whitney.