Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Miter Basin, Discovery Pinnacle to Mt Whitney

Thanks very much for posting the possible route from Crabtree Pass to Discovery Pinnacle without the significant elevation descent and ascent. We are doing this round trip Crabtree Pass to Whitney summit in one day. Last time I think was a 15 mile day.

We have hiked down to the lake and up the sand hill two times. This August we really want to give this route following the topo elevation line as close as possible from Crabtree Pass. The photos and description look super useful.

I'm planning to take a Garmin Edge to track the shortcut route if it goes for us. Since we are coming back to Crabtree Pass after the Whitney summit I"m hoping the GPS will help us find the return route without dropping to the lake.

Any chance someone out there has recorded the GPS track for this higher elevation route?

Thanks