Dan, Jay, and friends Dave and Jennifer are hiking Mr. Whitney tomorrow. They have been training for a month or so making weekend trips to San Jacinto Mountains to train at higher elevations. The hike begins at around 8,000 feet and goes up to 14,500 feet. Their plan is to begin the hike around 3 a.m. on August 2nd. They hope to then reach the summit by noon and begin the decent. The downhill should be about 2 hours shorter although I think it is harder on the knees and legs.
They are hoping for good weather and for the heat to break a bit. Yesterday and today the temperatures were in the 100s. It should be in the 50s at the top. Their packs have water and an assortment of clothes, first aide items, a GPS watch, and food snacks.
I'll keep you posted...
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