Comments on: Whitney Fatality http://www.sierradescents.com/climbing/2009/04/29/whitney-fatality.html Climb Up and Ski Down Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy http://www.sierradescents.com/climbing/2009/04/29/whitney-fatality.html/comment-page-1#comment-415 Andy Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:37:32 +0000 http://www.sierradescents.com/?p=788#comment-415 Carla, The best source of info on current Whitney conditions is the whitney portal store message board (see link above). A lot of people are talking about snowy conditions on Whitney right now. Changes are high you'll need an axe and crampons. Carla,

The best source of info on current Whitney conditions is the whitney portal store message board (see link above). A lot of people are talking about snowy conditions on Whitney right now. Changes are high you’ll need an axe and crampons.

]]> By: Wes http://www.sierradescents.com/climbing/2009/04/29/whitney-fatality.html/comment-page-1#comment-414 Wes Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:25:45 +0000 http://www.sierradescents.com/?p=788#comment-414 Hey Carla, I just returned from climbing Whitney today. We climbed the normal route on Saturday hitting snow just above the meadow before Trail Camp. Most of the switch backs were pretty much clear except about a dozen of them and substantial amount of snow build-up through the railings. The last 1.9 section had a little snow on it, and the last push towards the summit was all snowed in. Crampons and an ice axe were used, and saw a lot of people turned around because they lacked. There might be a little bit more snow up there considering it snowed on us, giving us a complete white out condition at the summit....nice. I hope that helps you. Be safe and enjoy Mt. Whitney. Hey Carla,

I just returned from climbing Whitney today. We climbed the normal route on Saturday hitting snow just above the meadow before Trail Camp. Most of the switch backs were pretty much clear except about a dozen of them and substantial amount of snow build-up through the railings. The last 1.9 section had a little snow on it, and the last push towards the summit was all snowed in. Crampons and an ice axe were used, and saw a lot of people turned around because they lacked. There might be a little bit more snow up there considering it snowed on us, giving us a complete white out condition at the summit….nice. I hope that helps you. Be safe and enjoy Mt. Whitney.

]]> By: Carla http://www.sierradescents.com/climbing/2009/04/29/whitney-fatality.html/comment-page-1#comment-411 Carla Sun, 31 May 2009 07:50:28 +0000 http://www.sierradescents.com/?p=788#comment-411 Climbing Whitney for the 1st time June 4th. Anyone know the conditions of the trail right now? Climbing Whitney for the 1st time June 4th. Anyone know the conditions of the trail right now?

]]> By: Andy http://www.sierradescents.com/climbing/2009/04/29/whitney-fatality.html/comment-page-1#comment-298 Andy Fri, 01 May 2009 18:03:07 +0000 http://www.sierradescents.com/?p=788#comment-298 Yeah, things can go bad really quickly when snow refreezes. But looking ahead, I'd expect a pretty easy climbing season on Whitney this summer. There isn't much snow up there, so I'm guessing the north face will be bare again. Yeah, things can go bad really quickly when snow refreezes. But looking ahead, I’d expect a pretty easy climbing season on Whitney this summer. There isn’t much snow up there, so I’m guessing the north face will be bare again.

]]> By: Scott http://www.sierradescents.com/climbing/2009/04/29/whitney-fatality.html/comment-page-1#comment-297 Scott Fri, 01 May 2009 16:57:50 +0000 http://www.sierradescents.com/?p=788#comment-297 It's amazing how fast conditions can change on the mountains down here. I had a similar experience on San Gorgonio earlier this year, but SG isn't anywhere near as steep as Whitney (at least on the north face). Hopefully more substantial detail becomes available; I was hoping to climb Whitney next spring. It’s amazing how fast conditions can change on the mountains down here. I had a similar experience on San Gorgonio earlier this year, but SG isn’t anywhere near as steep as Whitney (at least on the north face). Hopefully more substantial detail becomes available; I was hoping to climb Whitney next spring.

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