Whitney

6/3

Today we got up at 2:45 am in order to hike the 7.6 miles from upper Crabtree meadows to the summit of Mt. Whitney. Summiting Whitney is an optional side trip for pct hikers. This was my second summit however I came up the opposite side this time. If I could have remembered one thing from my first summit it would be that coming down is harder than going up. Despite some unexpected blister issues there wasn't much besides sleep deprivation to bother me. Truly a beautiful and humbling experience.

After coming off the mountain there was a big storm front forming in the distance  but we didn't end up seeing any rain.