New, completely revised second edition of the most detailed Mount Whitney Guidebook on the market is now available. Expanded trail guide includes new photos. Brand new sections include: Bears, Wildlife, Weather, History of Trail & Summit Hut, and Mountaineers Route.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful information for hiking Mount Whitney!,
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This review is from: Mount Whitney: Mountain Lore From The Whitney Store (Paperback)
Before hiking Mount Whitney, I browsed a few books on the topic. This book was the most informative and interesting to read. Not only are there interesting anecdotes about the hike, including some of the messages left in the guestbook at the top, the book is well organized and readable. The book divides the hike into parts, making it easy to envision before attempting a hike to the summit. This is a wonderful book written by the owner of the Whitney Store.
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Brand New Second Edition Now Available,
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This review is from: Mount Whitney: Mountain Lore from the Whitney Store (Paperback)
If you're planning a trip to Mount Whitney, you need this book. It contains the most comprehensive trail guide on the market, with detailed descriptions and photos to help you visualize the hike. There are also many other helpful chapters, such as: Bears, Wildlife, Weather, Your Success Factors (hints for mental and physical preparation), and background history of the trail.Furthermore, this book carries a guarantee by the authors: "If you feel this book doesn't prepare you for a summit attempt, we'll refund your money." Written by the owner of the Whitney Portal Store, it's a gold mine of information and advice!
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This review is from: Mount Whitney: Mountain Lore from the Whitney Store (Paperback)
There is alot of great info about the hike, and the town of Lone Pine, and some historical info on the Mt Whitney as well, mostly aimed at beginners. The trial descriptions and map are good but not great. But over all the book gave me a great idea of what to expect. The trail is very well maintained so you don't really need a map anyway. We did the hike in 16 hours. Left at 2:45, summit by 11:00, back down to the portal by 6:15.
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If you're about to climb the Whitney trail, whether it's for the first time or the hundredth, you naturally have questions about weather, trail conditions, and rest room status. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
summit shelter, dry slopes, first ascent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lone Pine, Whitney Portal, Trail Camp, Mount Whitney, Owens Valley, Mountaineer's Route, John Muir, Forest Service, Trail Crest, Whitney Store, Los Angeles, Outpost Camp, Portal Road, Death Valley, Iceberg Lake, Inyo County, Mirror Lake, San Diego, Smithsonian Institution, Consultation Lake, Father Crowley, Inyo National Forest, Mount Marsh, Russell Simon, United States New!
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If you're about to climb the Whitney trail, whether it's for the first time or the hundredth, you naturally have questions about weather, trail conditions, and rest room status. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
summit shelter, dry slopes, first ascent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lone Pine, Whitney Portal, Trail Camp, Mount Whitney, Owens Valley, Mountaineer's Route, John Muir, Forest Service, Trail Crest, Whitney Store, Los Angeles, Outpost Camp, Portal Road, Death Valley, Iceberg Lake, Inyo County, Mirror Lake, San Diego, Smithsonian Institution, Consultation Lake, Father Crowley, Inyo National Forest, Mount Marsh, Russell Simon, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Going Higher: The Story of Man and Altitude by Charles S. Houston on page 19, and page 24
- John Muir (The Wisconsin Experience) by Carole Marsh in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- National Park Service: The Story Behind the Scenery by Horace M. Albright on page 84, and page 86
- Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide San Diego '95 (Frommer's City Guides) by Alice Garrard in Back Matter
- Death Valley: The Story Behind the Scenery by Bill Clark on page 93
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