Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion One tough girl!

Last weekend, I hiked to Tamarack Lake to climb Triple Divide Peak with two friends. We were sitting around camp finishing dinner and getting ready for bed when a girl came hiking up the trail alone. She looked to be maybe 125 pounds, but she was moving fast and carrying a backpack that looked heavier than mine. She and her friends had just hiked 15-16 miles, and one of her friends was out of shape and couldn’t keep up. She asked us to watch her pack while she headed back down to help her straggling friend.

About 30 minutes later, she showed up again, carrying another pack, and still hiking fast. A guy with a pack was with her. It was getting dark, and they asked about potential campsites. A few minutes later, another girl arrived. A guy without a pack followed behind. They regrouped, and headed for the campsites closer to the lake. The first girl left with her own pack over one shoulder and the guy’s pack over the other shoulder. One tough girl!

I had a similar experience when I was in my "prime" along with a couple buddies in the Trinity Alps. As we sat in camp treating our aches and pains with Vitamin I (buprophen) and a bourbon at the end of the day, along came a couple young women over a more difficult pass, on a longer route than we took with heavier packs than ours. After a short conversation, they headed up another 800 feet to camp at a higher lake. Next morning they kept going over a very steep off-trail pass. We felt like whimps day hiking up to that lake the next day.

Amazing!
Tough women are out there. They're just few and far between.

Including one dear to our hearts - Moose. Did get an email from her last month.