Customer Reviews

Mount Whitney: Mountain Lore from the Whitney Store

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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.

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!

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.

In addition to being an excellent guide book, this book is also extremely entertaining. The FAQ section is hillarious.

A great read. I think I have read all the Whitney books and this one, by far, is the best.

Really the only book the "average" Whitnier needs....covers general Whitney trail and Mountaineer's Route...

VERY PRACTICAL

Got my copy at the store immediately after summit-ting on 8/11...wished I had had a few days prior. Easy and interesting to read, well organized.

(When written, toilets were available...they have since been removed, only wag bags now, so the book is a tad dated; all other info is "spot on"!!)

Grabbed this book for a trip up the west fork/mountaineer's route. The book is great for the main trail up whitney and, if anything, makes for a good read. The history is terrific and there's a lot of valuable information within. The west fork/MR description however is quite terrible imo. For this I would recommend the paul richins guide which was spot on. the main trail doesn't need a description but a lot of unseasoned hikers travel this path and the mixture of altitude+length make this trail accident prone. The people are nice anyways so just buy their book and you won't regret it. If you need the other one, just buy 2 books. Can't be over prepared.