Sleep is important to our lives every day. We all need to slow down and take more time for our mountain journeys. I know I and my firends always take one or two days of paid vacation for our Mt. Whitney hike. We have to cram in the drive to Lone Pine, the drive home and the hike to the summit and back to the portal in the short time span of two to three days. It's ridiculous to cram so much into a short time frame. At this pace why sleep at all. No wonder hikers walk off cliffs. Hikers should allow more time for their jouney to the summit of Mt. Whitney. The hike is not entirely about summiting, there is much more to enjoy on the Mt. Whitney trail than just the summit. Stop, take a nap under the trees, lie by Lone Pine Lake, recline at trail camp and enjoy the sight of hikers on the switchbacks and take another nap. After all your naps then go summit Mt. Whitney but before returning to Trail Camp take another nap on the summit.
