Yesterday morning I attempted my first summit of Mount Whitney. A blizzard rolled in half way through around 12,000ft bringing 50-60mph winds and temps below 20 degrees. This picture was taken at the Trail Crest (13,600 ft.) with only 2 miles left to the summit. The backside of the mountain was raining snow with 100mph winds so we turned back at the Crest. I didn't make it to the top, but had some pretty extreme Type II fun. Happy to say I survived my tallest and longest day hike to date! 12 hours, 18 miles, 13,600 ft
