Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Which MW hike is the "easiest"?

You always go the lighter pack method. My 1st trip to MW was Portal to Outpost with 56 lb pack and set basecamp, spent the night,slept well.Daypack to summit back to outpost,slept the night and put back on the heavy 56 lb pack back to portal.Tough trip.

Next year I lost 30 lbs and took a 26 lb pack to TC and spent the night there.Didn't sleep at all at 12K but a 26 lb pack to TC was a piece of cake.