Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion So, how many times have you been on the summit of Whitney??

Sorry, I don't know how to say this without appearing elitist or given to lecturing. My intent is simply to be helpful--perhaps to open some eyes. Maybe I can edit this later to do a better job.

Mt. Whitney is just one of about fifteen fine peaks accessible from Whitney Portal: Russell, Thor, Candlelight, LeConte, and more. To say nothing of a dozen spires--Keeler, Muir, Discovery, etc.--that, if targeted in their own right, are equally enjoyable objectives.

My claim is that a person who climbs each of those fifteen once, for example, comes away with a deeper sense of fulfillment than a person who does one of them fifteen times. The audience of this thread clearly enjoys the mountain experience, and some might want to think of this wider view.

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Having sidetracked KathyW's question, I'm happy to put things back on topic. So, how many times have you been on the summit of Whitney??