Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Whitney First Timer, advice/tips/encouragement?

If you can tolerate sleeping at 12,000’, you are better off at Trail Camp. You will be more acclimatized. Summit day will be shorter, so you can sleep in later, and hopefully be better rested. On the other hand, if you just can’t sleep at 12,000’, you shouldn’t try. Just sleep at Outpost. Outpost is basically a compromise between Trail Camp and a dayhike.