I'm sure I was one of those wearing too heavy of a pack... I had it though to carry gear for others in my group. They were less experienced hikers and the altitude really got to them. We did summit all with no signs of AMS. Next time, I will take a lighter pack though. The weather was perfect and most of the extra clothing we had packed stayed in the bag. By the end of the day on Friday, I thought I'd never want to hike Whitney again, but by yesterday those thoughts were gone and I'm already looking to plan the next trip. For myself, it looks that I had about the same amount of gear packed, but with he extra food and clothing for two others, it weighed me down quite a bit... Thanks for all your posts.
