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Mt. Whitney - California

Mount Whitney, CA - Sep 15, 2005
Elevation 14,496 feet. Tallest Mountain in Lower 48

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Hikers:

Jeffrey Albus Eric Sydor

Jennifer Albus John Sydor

Itinerary:

9/14 JetBlue Flight 211 NYC 9:30am - 12:45pm CA: Arrive in California - Camp at tent spot #44 at Whitney Portal

9/15 Enter Whitney Portal, climb to Camp 1 -
Trail Head Elevation 8,360 ft.
Trail Camp Elevation 12,000 ft.

9/16 Summit Day 14,495 ft., return to Camp 1

9/17 Descend to Portal, stay at Comfort Inn in Lone Pine. Hit Jake's Saloon for some celebratory brew!

9/18 Drive to LA, catch Jet Blue Flight 222 CA 1:30pm - 9:50pm NYC. Return home

Mt. Whitney, Trail Camp
Inyo National Park, California

Elevation & Coordinates of Hike:
		Elevation	GPS Coordinates	Distance

	Whitney Portal	8,360 ft.	N 36 35.290 W118 14.426
	Trail Camp	12,000 ft.	N 36 33.787 W118 16.747	6 miles (6 hours)

	Mt. Whitney Summit	14,496	N 36 34.715 W118 17.534	3.7 miles (4 hours)

Expenses -

Airfare JetBlue $300.00 per person
Rental Car - $60 a day (5days) = $75 per person
Gas for Car Estimate 2 fillups for $80.00 = $20.00 per person
Whitney Portal Camp Spot #44 $25 = $6.25 per person
Comfort Inn Saturday Night $100.00 = $50.00 per person
Whitney Permit = $15.00 per person

Food and other expenses will be calculated later. Estimated below:
2 Dry Food ($17), Dinner Wednesday ($10), Dinner Saturday ($20), Camp food ($30) = $80.00

Estimated Total not including airfare = $246.25