My friend and I will be starting at Shepherd Pass TH on Sunday, planning on making it to the pass in 1 day, then spending day 2 and 3 on Tyndall/Williamson. Depending on how we feel, we'll make our way south either by going over Trojan/Barnard to Tulainyo Lake after Williamson on day 3, or the long way around on the JMT.
Then to Iceberg Lake on day 4 and Whitney Mountaineer's Route and out on day 5.
Or if things go really downhill, just stay on the JMT and summit Whitney via the trail.
Anyone know a good way to get back to Shepherd Pass TH from Whitney Portal? I'm assuming it'd be easy to get a ride to Lone Pine from Whitney. Just googling... is the "Mount Whitney Shuttle" a good option for getting back to our car?
Planning on bringing axes and helmets but not crampons.
Any thoughts on the best class 2 route from Russell-Carillon saddle to Iceberg Lake?
Right now my biggest concern is the altitude as I'm new to this. Normally I'm in the Cascades at much lower elevation.
