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jameswss
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Join a backpacking group with the objective of having fun and successfully summiting Mount Whitney under the leadership of renowned Bay Area hike master and naturalist Jon Menard.
Main Itinerary #1 $499
Includes all permit and access fees, two motel nights (sharing, possibly 2+ per room), van transport from the Bay Area, main meals when camping, (snacks excluded), tents and cooking equipment.
You will need your own sleeping bag, mattress pad, backpack, snacks and personal items.
Leave the Bay Area on Monday 28 September 2009. Return on Tuesday 6 October.
Acclimatize and organize by car camping at Saddlebag Lake, in the Tioga Pass for 2 nights.
Stay in Lone Pine motel (sharing, possibly 2+ per room) for the night of Wednesday 30 Sept.
Start up the mountain from Whitney Portal early on Thursday 1 October, camping at increasing elevations for the next two nights.
Climb to the summit under a full moon on the night of 3 October and see the sun rise from the top of Mount Whitney on 4 October.
Descend to a Lone Pine motel (2+ per room) on 5 October. Return to the Bay Area next day.
Itinerary #2 $449
As itinerary #1 except camp at Whitney Portal for two nights instead of staying in a motel.
Join the group at the Whitney Portal entrance, ready to go, by 7.00am.
For more information call Jon at home 408 374-5981 or his cell 408 691 9240.
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James Stuart-Smith
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Total Posts: 2 | Joined Aug. 2009 | Posted on: 5:53 pm on Sep. 6, 2009 | IP
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