This forum rocks!. Thanks again to everyone who shared their thoughts.
@DonCoqui: Thanks for sharing your experiences. I am also hoping for a relative ice/snow free path.
@SteveC: Thanks for the advice unfortunately I dont have enough vacation to spend 2-3 days before the hike. I'll be doing this as a weekend trip. But, I'm in the bayarea so I'm targeting to do Mt.Dana/Half Dome the week before. Mt. Dana is 13500ft so hopefully that will help me a little bit. We are also doing Mt. Whitney as an overnighter and will be camping at trail camp which will hopefully help as well.
@longwalk: I'm trying to do the most strenuous hikes in my area. Worst case I intend to tough it out and am hoping it is mostly mental as well
. And try to make it slow and steadily to the top
. I'm reasonably fit but not in great shape either. I did a 10 mile loop today with about 2700ft elevation gain to give you an idea. Good advice on the gear I'll sure I try/learn abt everything before the trip.
@wbtravis: Good advice on the training regimen. Since the last couple of days I've been doing a 5 mile loop ever morning which has a 2200ft elevation gain. I intend to continue this everday till my hike date. I will also will hit the gymn in between to work on my quads and calfs.
Thanks again all you guys and HAPPY 4th of JULY to all!!..
Cheers
- Vamsi.
