How to Climb Mount Whitney in One Day

by Sharon Baker-Salony and Sharon Baker Salony

Detailed hour by hour, mile by mile,illustrated trail guide to help you climb the highest peak in the contiguous United States. Includes the following in part: How to prepare and condition for your... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965307301
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Dublin-Shore Publications, Inc.
• Length: 89 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

5 stars for the Title Alone

Full title for this gem of a book: How to Climb Mount Whitney in One Day: For Middle-Aged, Weekend, and Amateur Day Hikers. Any book that is for middle aged hiking is one I definitely want. It has been over a decade since I last did Whitney, but it is on the schedule for next year. That will be my first attempt as a middle aged hiker. Besides the title, the book does have other nice features. The ariel shots and careful trail routing are a big plus, and I like the author's suggestions for how to prepare for the hike. Nice photography complements a good text, and the author quite properly divides the trail into minutes between destinations, rather than miles (at that elevation and grade, miles are not what matters.) She also correctly notes that, when resting, most of the benefit is gained in the first 5 minutes, so long breaks are not advisable in a one day summit attempt. And she explains the biggest advantage of day hiking Whitney: it is getting close to impossible to get overnight permits. On the downside, this book needs an updated edition. It is over 10 years old and several regulatory changes have taken effect since it was written. The most notable of these are the new requirement to carry your own poop in disposable "wag bags." (They do not look very puncture resistant to me, so ...) Still, this is a fine book and the title alone (at this point in my life) merits it a place on my bookshelf.

Ideal for Middle Aged Amateur Hikers!

This is one of the best single purpose guides I've ever encountered. If you are an "amateur hiker," and by that I mean someone who has minimal hiking experience or is not in above average physical shape, this book will be your guide and mentor in getting you up and down the mountain in one piece. In planning a trip to Whitney with a number of older friends this book was the best way to explain to people the rigors of the trail and how best to prepare for them. I own several other guidebooks to the Mount Whitney area and they all contain good trail descriptions and many of them include a half dozen or so routes to the top of Whitney. This book details only one route and includes a pacing guide regarding the time you should reach each waypoint. I've not encountered a more detailed trail description in all my years of hiking and believe this is an excellent book for the target audience. If you are a strong hiker with much experience or if you wish to try Mount Whitney on any of the alternative routes this book is not for you.

Author has a passion for Mt. Whitney

Concise, down-to-earth, and realistic. Geared toward the non-athlete and/or middle-aged people. Great information even if you plan to summit in more than 1 day. Humourous at times. I kept saying the author's catchy phrases throughout my successful 3-day round trip summit hike, such as "tortoise up, hare down", "switchbacks are only 2.5 hours of your entire life", "it's mind over matter", etc. If you meet the author on the mountain like I did, she'll sign your book for you.