Mountaineer's Route, Mt. Whitney conditions

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briham89

Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 5, 2015 - 03:38pm PT
My girlfriend and I are planning on either hiking the trail or "climbing" the mountaineer's route on Whitney next Tuesday for her birthday, and I am wondering if anyone has any beta on the Mountaineer's route conditions. I'm guessing no snow this time of year, but maybe some from the dusting we just got. Anyone know? I would much prefer the mountaineer's route over the long slog of the hike....

Thanks
briham89

Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2015 - 05:43pm PT
Ya I'm assuming (and based on your screenshot) this last storm filled it in some. Did you get a look at the mountaineer's route on your hike? Was there any snow in it a few weeks ago? Thanks
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
Oct 5, 2015 - 08:47pm PT
Briham..I hiked it with my wife one hot October day...80's in Lone Pine...A sign at the trail head said "crampons-ice axe advised"...I scoffed thinking this warning was for wankers...When we got to the switch backs the trail was iced over and treacherous..There was a set of boot prints that disappeared off the trail and over a cliff..somebody had slipped and fallen to their death the week before on 2nd class terrain...I was wishing i had crampons...A helicopter was hovering near the summit for a rescue...? We avoided the trail coming down and took some gully with bottomless TG snow...Maybe by next weekend it will be dried out...Happy birthday...
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Oct 5, 2015 - 08:53pm PT
melting ice water is the issue from all the reports I've read, not 'snow' per se.
briham89

Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2015 - 07:30am PT
Wow Johnny that's a wild story. Glad you made it out ok.

Munge thanks for the beta
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
Oct 6, 2015 - 07:33am PT
Hope it works out for you guys. Then you gotta go do the other "namesake". Love it.
Susan
briham89

Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2015 - 08:50pm PT
Thanks Susan! And yes that is the plan! Not in the same day though...
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Oct 6, 2015 - 08:57pm PT
what if someone else did the driving? It's doable!!!

You just have to tap the summits in 24 hrs, right? Or do you want C2C?


If the former, then sleep up high under MtWhitney, then jam back to the car, your driver either has food ready, or gets it to go, and you fall asleep from the pizza. Wake up in Shasta City, reload the packs, blast for the summit of Shasta!!

You of course will need a van like Jeremy's for the plush sleeping.

YESH!
IntheFog

climber
Mostly the next place
Oct 7, 2015 - 12:16pm PT
Shasta City?
Unless my eyes deceive me, that leaves a 500 mile approach hike.

http://www.summitpost.org/mt-rainier-in-her-glorious/63592



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