I'm a long-time member of this board but an infrequent poster. I hope it's okay if I mention that my new book,
How to Fail at Hiking Mt. Whitney, went live at Amazon Kindle today.
My "angle" is that other books tell you in a positive, direct way how to hike Mt. Whitney, but often we learn best from failures, our own and other people's.
Topics include how to maximize one's chances of getting a permit, what gear to get and what gear to avoid, how not to over-prepare physically for the hike, how not to lose out to altitude or weather, and other things.
The final chapter is about shortcuts. A Bob Rockwell story is recounted there.
This is the second book in a four-book set, but it's the first to be published because the lottery window opens February 1. The later titles, which should appear by the end of March, are
How to Fail at Backpacking,
How to Fail at Hiking Yosemite, and
How to Fail at Hiking Grand Canyon.Karl Keating
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