Mt Whitney Zone Forums Thread Like Summary - So, how many times have you been on the summit of Whitney??

I'm just curious how many times people who post here have hiked or climbed to the summit of Mount Whitney.

I've only done the hike 5 times. Three times up the Mule Trail (Main Trail) from the Portal, once up the Mountaineer's Route, and once as I was heading out after camping at Guitar Lake; so I'm not a Whitney expert like some of the folks who post on the forum and give advice. I'm probably still considered a Whitney novice (I don't like the use of the slang term noob for someone without a lot of experience).

Anyway, what's your number of successful Whitney hikes/climbs and why do you keep going back?

An honor and a privilege to have gone up this mountain with you twice, my friend. You're an inspiration to us all. Looking forward to doing it again in August.