Here's what happens when people don't do their homework before a hike. Check out the LBSL detour.



All the MR info most people need can be found in the first topic in the Reference Forum here.

Looks like they went in one big circle. What is LBSL Tour?

It's a "DE-Tour". Reportedly cost them three hours. Notice the spur on their route part way up the right side of the loop? The left half of the loop is the Mountaineers Route. The left half is the MMWT (Main Mt Whitney Trail).

The big loop is what people do by going up the MR, and descending the MMWT.

Looks as though they started up the creek that leads to the east side of Carillon. I can well imagine that it cost them 3 hours, and much energy.

I'm guessing they will look more closely at the route on their next trip.

I wonder if they meant to take the Easy Walk Off rather than the Final 400, too.