I've heard of a mountain lion in the Whitney Zone just once, and I wasn't quite sure if the guy was joking or not. A little scary really. Only two critters I fear on hikes, mountain lions and ticks.
All those people knew about the sick kid and mountain lion and did nothing? Summit fever much?
Thumbs up for helping those two out. You should have plenty of good karma to get you up to the summit in style in August.
