Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Advice for Newbies in late June

Yes, the "chute" is the other way. Here is the switchbacks picture Bob Rockwell took, and Wayne Pyle has annotated.

Click on the picture for the full-size version. Then click on the full-size picture to enlarge. Look at the upper right corner to see the switchbacks, as well as the slope to the right (the "chute"). The streaks are the glissade tracks of people using that method to descend.




Watch for current reports closer to your trip.


It may be as easy as this -- Here's a picture from Richard P from a hike in October (link):


I don't think roping together is ever recommended on this slope. Here's a recent thread covering the same topic, where the slope angle is described as ~38 degrees:
  june 18th - 1st time summiting