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Just realized I picked the wrong trail up Mount Whitney and only figured it out at 12,000 feet
I had two options to get up to Trail Camp last month, the switchbacks off the main trail or the mountaineers route, and I went with the main trail because folks at the Whitney Portal store told me it was safer for a solo hiker. Made it to 12,000 feet before I realized I should have taken the route that fit my pace instead of the one everyone said was easier, because I ended up camping way past dark and missing the sunrise summit I drove 6 hours from Fresno for. Anyone else get talked into a route by the wrong advice and regret it?
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the_stella25d ago
Whoa, so what was the actual gap between your pace and what they told you? Did the switchbacks slow you down that much or was it something else?
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