Ullr24 wrote:
> I will be making my first trek up Mt Whitney on July 25th.
and:
> I plan to stay at the whitney portal or cottonwood two days before setting out.
and also:
> if I am back to whitney portal by 2pm Sunday is it feasible to make a 7pm flight out of LAX
The 25th is Friday. Sounds like an overnight trip. You will summit on Saturday. Lots of overnighters summit and exit all the way to the Portal on the second day. Even if you stayed a second night at Trail Camp, you could get up early and hike down is just a few hours.
John Sims suggested Las Vegas. I think that is a far better idea than LAX. You will have a nice contrast of scenery on the way to/from Lone Pine, and it's a treat to drive through Death Valley. Driving to LAX is a chore and a pain.
With all the running and biking you do, it won't take much stadium work with a pack to be ready for Mt Whitney. You will be good to go.
