Mount Whitney: The Complete Trailhead-To-Summit Hiking Guide

 

Product Description

Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower forty-eight states, is one of the West's ultimate climbing and hiking destinations. In addition to the popular climb to the top via the Mount Whitney Trail, there are also less-crowded trails to the summit that traverse some of the most stunning terrain imaginable. This hiking guide is the definitive, most complete resource-not just to the Mount Whitney Trail, but to those others as well.

Excellent, well-researched route descriptions and planning information make this guide an exceptional resource. A section on what to expect covers weather, high-altitude problems, hydration, and the wildlife you might encounter along the way. Trip-planning tips, plus information on wilderness permits and regulations, thoroughly prepare hikers for any kind of outing, from a one-day ascent to a week-long backpack to a night climb.

• Offers a full range of options for every kind of hiker, novice to experienced
  
• Covers 13 routes to the summit, from a one-day ascent to a week-long backpack
  
• Includes route descriptions for five other 14,000+ footers-Langley, Russell, Muir, Tyndall, and Williamson
  

  Product Details

  Price: $14.95
  Paperback: 176 pages
  Publisher: Mountaineers Books (April 2001)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0898867665
  ISBN-13: 978-0898867664
  Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
  Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces
  
  
  
  

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