Mt. Whitney
Climbing Sections:
- Day Needle (1)
- Keeler Needle (2)
- Mt. Whitney (9)
- Mt. Whitney Escarpment (2)
About Mt. Whitney:
| The Mt. Whitney area is great for beginner mountaineers and experts alike. There are hundreds of routes on beautiful golden granite ranging from easy walk-ups to scary aid. You MUST get a permit at the ranger station in Lone Pine if you intend to do backcountry climbing and camping. |
| Nearest town or city: | Lone Pine |
| Directions: | Drive up(or down) U.S. 395 to Lone Pine. Head west on Whitney Portal road to Whitney Portal which is over 8000'. |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 36.57862, -118.29202 |
| Access Issues: | |
| Camping: | Pay |
| When to Climb: | |
| Quantity of Climbs: | Lifetime |
Forum Discussions (8 posts)
| Subject | Author | Replies | Last Post | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A New Route Soloed on Keeler Needle | rocknroll | 5 | Nov 03 2006, 8:19 PM | |
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conditons on the east face in june/approach-Mt Whitney | fearlessclimber | 0 | May 04 2006, 8:09 AM |
| Whitney Permit Season Ending? | bandycoot | 7 | Sep 01 2005, 1:40 PM | |
| Why climb Whitney in Winter / Spring? | dingus | 1 | Apr 21 2005, 10:46 AM | |
| Beta/advice on Whitney East Face or Buttress 10/11-10/13 | toejam | 4 | Oct 13 2003, 6:43 PM | |
| Mt. Whitney - Aug Temps? | danl | 3 | Aug 02 2003, 2:28 PM | |
| Mt. Whitney - East Face | ptlassiter | 21 | Mar 20 2004, 8:31 AM | |
| Mt. Whitney | dsm2415 | 2 | Sep 03 2002, 9:52 AM |





