One Best Hike: Mt. Whitney

By Elizabeth Wenk

Book Overview

The most popular route to Mt. Whitney's summit is the 22-mile round-trip Mt. Whitney Trail. Although the hike is non-technical, would-be hikers need to be prepared for the altitude, long distance, elevation gain, mountain weather, and other potential dangers. Author and seasoned Sierra hiker Elizabeth Wenk provides the authoritative, step-by-step guide to planning and completing this superb hike with safety advice, insider information, detail, and reassurance found nowhere else.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899974643
• ISBN13: 9780899974644
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Wilderness Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.3"