This weekend I climbed Mt. Whitney! I could not make it to the top last time because my dad got me lost in the snow, and also we left at 12:00 am, so it was very, very dark. Never go in Spring, Fall or Winter because you will get lost in the snow! This time we made it because there was no snow, and also we made it because we left at 9:00 am. After 9:00, we went on the route. We passed a very beautiful meadow that had streams, fish, and plants. After a long time, we got to trail camp. we slept there for the night. The next morning we had to go through over a hundred and five switchbacks that were really long. You might think that it is very easy, but it seems that the path goes on forever! At 14,000 feet I kept throwing up! When I was going down from the mountain, my tummy really hurt, but I kept on going. Once I reached the tree line, I felt much better that oxygen was coming back into my lungs, but I could not swallow that well. After 12,000 feet going down, I went really fast to the bottom in 3-6 hours. The entire MT. Whitney path is 22 miles in total, round trip. The car ride back to San Jose was at least 7-8 hours, but I went to sleep. Please comment on this post if you have any questions, and I will answer them. Thanks!
Monday, July 6, 2009
MT.WHITNEY!
This weekend I climbed Mt. Whitney! I could not make it to the top last time because my dad got me lost in the snow, and also we left at 12:00 am, so it was very, very dark. Never go in Spring, Fall or Winter because you will get lost in the snow! This time we made it because there was no snow, and also we made it because we left at 9:00 am. After 9:00, we went on the route. We passed a very beautiful meadow that had streams, fish, and plants. After a long time, we got to trail camp. we slept there for the night. The next morning we had to go through over a hundred and five switchbacks that were really long. You might think that it is very easy, but it seems that the path goes on forever! At 14,000 feet I kept throwing up! When I was going down from the mountain, my tummy really hurt, but I kept on going. Once I reached the tree line, I felt much better that oxygen was coming back into my lungs, but I could not swallow that well. After 12,000 feet going down, I went really fast to the bottom in 3-6 hours. The entire MT. Whitney path is 22 miles in total, round trip. The car ride back to San Jose was at least 7-8 hours, but I went to sleep. Please comment on this post if you have any questions, and I will answer them. Thanks!
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