Originally Posted By: SRojas
Will be doing Gorgonio this weekend and taking the Vivian trailhead.
I did San Bernadino last weekend, 17 miles in 7 hrs. I know Gorgonio is very steep and hard so Im thinking it will take another couple of hours.


The first time I hiked Whitney was in 2011. Our last big training hike was San Berdoo and we did it in 9 hrs. It sounds like you're in good enough shape for Whitney, just a question of how to adjust to the altitude.

If you're looking for another training hike, here's a good one:

Mt Baldy, via Bear Canyon
Distance: 12.8 miles RT || Duration: ~6-8 hrs || Elevation Change: 5800' || Max Elevation: 10,064' || Difficulty: Very Strenuous


As far as hiking alone, you may look into renting a SPOT:
http://www.satellitephonesolutions.com/rental/sps-rental-program/sps-spot-rental.htm

As noted in other threads, they do have their limitations, but there are members of this board that use them whenever they hike solo.


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