People get giddy on the summit of the 14,505-foot peak. Plus, where to watch the Perseid meteor shower
As I stepped onto the summit of Mt. Whitney last Saturday, I regretted not bringing a ball gown. I felt so unfashionable. Don Nguyen and Tu Van glittered atop the 14,505-foot peak as they posed for photos in flowing tunics, leaving me feeling frumpy in my baggy hiking pants. “This is our traditional Vietnamese dress,” Van explained. The two hikers from Huntington Beach asked me to snap photos of them with their phone. They happily held up a summit sign on the highest point in the contiguous U.S.
, the second-largest in California history, shrouded the Owens Valley. The spectacular vistas of the Sierra were vanishing before my eyes in a murky, gray haze.Still, I was among the lucky ones. The main Mt. Whitney Trail, east of Lone Pine, Calif., climbs a punishing 11 miles one way with 6,200 feet of gain. It varies from rocky terrain to boulder hopping to steep drop-offs, with water crossings and log bridges added for good measure. In the annual Mt.
Peter Genovese from Winnetka was one of the 110 hikers who signed the summit register on Saturday morning. More hikers arrived in the afternoon. In 2021, of the 25,005 people who applied, 11% received overnight permits and 17% received day-use permits, which means you must complete 22 miles in 24 hours . Seventy-two percent of those who applied were turned down.
Some rules accompany that overnight permit. You must carry an approved bear canister to store your food and a poop bag . Yep, you are required to pack out your poop and dispose of it in hazardous waste bins when you return. Then, of course, you must bring your tent, clothes, sleeping bag and other vital gear up the mountain and have the strength to make it to the top . All this to stand on California’s roof of the world and take in the spectacular views — or not.
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