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Here's a video posted yesterday (July 8, 2012) on Youtube:

Mt. Whitney 4th of July- One Day Hike With Four Badass Chicks, (born in the usa)

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Originally Posted By: Published on Jul 8, 2012 by katie glass
One of the best trips of a lifetime with three rad chicks.
Mt Whitney elevation:14,505 ft
leave time 2:20 am
summit 9:05 am
leave summit 9:55am
finished at 2:45pm
lets just say the last four miles hurt and make that beer and burger taste amazing afterwards!

step on a pop tart five times five times... wheres the wag bag five times... no cell phones in the car five times bears oh my act big loud now play dead... five times.. this beer taste weird... five times... how bout some fire works five times.. got that crystal five times



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I don't know of these gals are connected to last year's Whitney Dance Video (Mt Whitney Dance Party) people, but it's fun, just the same:

Mt. Whitney! 0002
Published on Jul 3, 2012 by maryleeknecht1   "Mount Whitney Summit Dance Party (cleaner version)"


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From the first video: "this beer taste weird"

It takes a brave person to take Diamox for the altitude AND carry a beer all the way to the summit to drink.   grin
I've got to give the ladies credit.

Note the video at 3:40.

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I found this entertaining video of a group's climb of Mt Russell and Mt Whitney. Nice background music.

2012 Dutcher Ascent of Russell-Whitney.wmv


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Here's a video by two ladies dayhiking:

Reah C and Melanie B Climb Mt Whitney in a day

"One day. 22 miles. Highest peak in the Continental US. What an incredible experience. We woke up at midnight and it took us 15.5hrs to hike the 22 miles to summit Mt. Whitney and back down to Whitney Portal."


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Obviously nice production values and one of the more fun Whitney videos to watch!

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Steve, you're quite the ladies man...I am going to have to hike with you next time I come out! Where are all these cute girls when I am there??

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Me? Ladies man??? confused   Surely you jest!

(I just post the videos -- I've never met any of the ladies in the videos)

You have obviously confused me with Bob R, he seems to be the lucky guy. Here's his album:

                   
                                        Gals I've met...

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Here's a recent video. Interesting how this guy carried his camera on the end of a tripod leg, and recorded as he hiked.




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Someone tell me how the camera can be held so still that way

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I enjoyed this video also.

Except for "descent" spelled "decent"!

And I was wondering all through the video -- BEFORE I saw RenoFrank's comment. Looking at the way the guy held the pole holding the camera, and assuming even minimal weight of it and the camera . . . I just don't get AT ALL how the the video couldn't be shaking up and down. And yet the top and bottom of the picture stays very stable.

I'd like an explanation also!

Someone corral the videographer for interrogation!

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Whitney Fan and Reno Frank.....I too would like to know how this guy rigged up his camera on a tripod leg...seems like it would be heavy...

I love all these videos...they are all so well done and edited and put to music with graphics and more...geez...makes photos look like old people stuff...ancient histoy technology...Wagga is going to have to get a new line like: POST YOUR VIDEO OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN....ha..ha..ha..ha..cracked myself up smile laugh


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Reno Frank wrote:
> Someone tell me how the camera can be held so still that way

It really isn't that difficult. Here's a camera mount for hiking poles:  Stickpic



REI has this: Xshot 2.0 Camera Extender



I have an UltraPod unit that can be strapped to a hiking pole. It's no longer available, but you can Google UltraPod 2 and find something similar.


When the camera is attached to a pole, and the pole is then held in a hand, it eliminates most camera wobble, and rotational jiggling is the only thing that is still possible, but that is only if the person holding the pole is shaking his wrist.

Here's a video from two years ago taken with a handheld olympus point-and-shoot attached to a hiking pole:


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Oh.

thanks

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OK, thanks for the info. I attached my GoPro to a monopod and tried it out hiking today. Later at home I checked out the video I had shot and discovered I had it set to take pictures instead of video. I'll try again next week.

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Lowest to Highest 9/22/12

Here's a 12-minute slide show with video (with good music) showing two guys' bicycle and hike from Badwater to the Mt Whitney Summit.

Youtube description: (posted by Brad Vier)
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The lowest point in the North America, Death Valley, is about 140 miles from the highest point in the lower 48 states, Mt. Whitney. My grade school friend and I set forth to go the distance under our own power. Two days on a bike and a full 22 mile hike on day three was grueling but rewarding. The scenery transitions are awesome.



(I am wondering if these guys made it:  Badwater to Whitney Attempt #2 - 9/29

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This guy did the JMT in 6 days: 15 hour days, 35-40 miles each. Amazing Crazy Animal! He took a lot of video with camera on the hiking pole ...while he hiked at his 3 mph pace.

John Muir Trail Fastpack -- Dennis Ahern



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