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The most important topics can be found in the Feature Topics box to the left.

Mountaineers Route info and links

Unused Whitney Permits:
  2007   2008   2009   2010   2011

Bob R's maps and docs:
  map: Old trail vs new trail
  map: Mt. Whitney trails with shortcuts   (big)
  map: Whitney area topo with water sources   (big)
  Picture of the 97 Switchbacks

  Reliable Water Sources Along the Mt. Whitney Trail (a PDF document)
    related pictures: Water availablility along the Mt. Whitney Trail
  Reliable Water Sources On the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek (a PDF document)
    related pictures: Water availablility in the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek


Wayne Pyle's 97 switchbacks chart.  (big)  Discussion: Counting Switchbacks
Topo Maps of the MR and Main Trail

Mt Whitney Map Interactive map from GMap4: Zoom in/out, satellite view, etc.

Kurt Lawson's Time-lapse photo of the 97 switchbacks at night. (A 4.5 hour exposure taken while someone carried a lantern up the trail.) Epic photo of the 97 switchbacks (at night!)

Water discussions (Drink untreated, or filter/treat/boil/etc.)
  Water and Giardia around Mt. Whitney
  60,000 Liters of Water Consumed -- Untreated
  Filter question (links to studies, etc.)

Thunderstorms on Whitney?

Ice Axe use: Watching this video by the British Mountaineering Council is mandatory:
  Mt Whitney hiking and climbing videos   Another good one:  Ice Axe Technique