DMO: Welcome to WhitneyZone! Whitney will make a nice addition to your blog.
There are now three members starting or day hiking June 18. I hope you can maybe meet up. Last year we had a freak flag setup -- people carrying ribbon on their hiking poles or pack to help ID each other.
DMO, you are coming from so far and spending so little time at altitude. Be sure to read up on Diamox. If I were you, I'd get some, try a dose or two at home, and bring it here. One night at the Portal, and one at Trail Camp is, for some, the perfect recipe for AMS at Trail Crest. I'd spend the night before at Horseshoe Meadows (10k), and maybe stop and camp at Outpost Camp, rather than making it to Trail Camp.
