Mt Whitney Zone Forums Trip Reports Trip Report 7-19- 7-21, MWMT

Well the saying is that it is always considered AMS until proven differently.It doesn't sound like a classic case of AMS but then again every illness can take many forms.It has many of the components of AMS so it is better to assume that is the correct diagnosis and take the appropiate steps and go down in elevation till the symptoms go away.Joe stayed the night at close to 12K and woke up feeling better. So either eating or sleeping got him aclimated in spite of not descending further down the mountain.

It is one of the arguments about spending the night before the summit at either TC or CL because you are sleeping at 12K. That may cause AMS and not actually allow you to acclimate properly at a lower elevation.