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Past Activity

Mt. Whitney

  • Start date: 08/25/2005

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/26/2005

  • End time: 11:59 PM

  • Event Leader: Buzz Blumm

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-228-0217

  • Event Leader Email: theblumms@msn.com

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  • Event category: Climbs

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  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

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  • Season: 2005

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

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  • Member Fees: —

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  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

My son Andrew got altitude sick on this climb, so unfortunately I had to turn back with him. Aside from Andrew and me, the rest of the group had a great hike; they went in 6.5 miles from the trailhead at 8300' to the trail camp at 12,100' with full packs. They stayed overnight there, then hit the trail early, and made the 14,497' summit at about 10:45 a.m. They hiked back out that afternoon. Participants were Buzz Blum (Leader), Andy Blum, and successful summitters George Jobanek, Andy Jobanek, Chris Stockdale, and non-Obsidians Heidi and Eric Farry.