Where did you hike this week end

[Hikin_Jim]

Kewlio, i actually can't wait, i am curious as to what thin air feels like.

"I am nothing more than a single narrow gasping lung, floating over the mists and summits." Reinhold Messner, Everest

[KathyW]

I think so too Kathy.

Tina - when you do Whitney, will you report back if your ascent time is similar to Skyline? I use Skyline as a predictor, and it's accurate for me (within 10 minutes). I've mentioned this to other people, but I haven't heard of anyone doing both, so you're the perfect person to ask, if you don't mind.

I don't know if i can do it in record time the first time around but i will surely let you know. I don't get the numb part though???

Zip: My time going up Skyline from Palm Spring to Long Valley has ranged from just under 7 hours to a good 8 hours. My times up Whitney have ranged from 8 to 9 hours going up about 5 hours going down - I never move real fast but I struggle when the air gets thin; so I'm even slower on a hike that goes above 10,000' elevation.

[Cy Kaicener]

I hiked up McKinley Mountain (not Mount McKinley) above San Bernadino.
It is 2500 feet of elevation gain in two and a half miles.
There were thunderheads building up over San Gorgonio. From the top at 3800 feet , you can drop down a few hundred feet of brush and go up all the way to Running Springs. I will wait for cooler weather.

[tinaballina]

I hiked up McKinley Mountain (not Mount McKinley) above San Bernadino.
It is 2500 feet of elevation gain in two and a half miles.
There were thunderheads building up over San Gorgonio. From the top at 3800 feet , you can drop down a few hundred feet of brush and go up all the way to Running Springs. I will wait for cooler weather.

Was that Saturday?

[Cy Kaicener]

Tina - That was today (Monday) You dont usually see clouds so early in the morning. On Saturay I hiked up the tram road and then took the tram up.
The high in Palm Springs on Saturday was 114 degrees.

[tinaballina]

cy, i don't know about you but i am really missing skyline. i am crazy enough to attempt if we had some cooling but not sure that is in the near future.

[Ellen]

Howdy Z-dude

Excellent observation which happens to hold true for me. Last year my best time on Skyline was 5:38 and my Whitney time was 5:30. Hmm... I can hear Rod Sterling and the music from the Twilight Zone

Miles of smiles,
Ellen

[zippetydude]

Yes! Within the predicted variance of 10 minutes or less! Booyah!

What with Alan being so fast, and Kathy savoring the extra trail time at high altitude (!) I was wondering if the prediction would hold true. By the way, my time was exactly 8 minutes different also!

I'm about to read your TR in the General Chat section, but let me say congrats now! Congratulations, well done, excellent!

z

[tinaballina]

yes ellen that is very well done. i am so looking forward to doing Whitney sept. 6th. i booked a room at the dow motel today for saturday after the hike. not feeling the whole camping thing after a long hike like that, plus we are are camping at whitney portal the night before.

[Cy Kaicener]

I have a very interesting trip report from James D St Jean who did Skyline after visiting this message board and taking our advise to start very early. - at midnight.
http://www.jstjean.com/climbing/?cat=1