From Bob R's friend Marion:
> "Here's the zinger!! They started out, not at Whitney Portal,
> but at the lowest spot in the U.S., Badwater in Death Valley,
> and hiked to the highest point in the contiguous U.S., the
> summit of Mt. Whitney! Stan and Bill were great pioneers! Long before the
Badwater to Whitney ultramarathon, and long before the Badwater to Whitney bicycle ride (the
Whitney Classic), they
walked the route!!!
