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At 14,508 Feet, Nowhere You Can Go On Foot In Continental United States That’s Any Higher
HIKING MT. WHITNEY
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Clouds float through notches in the mountainside 100 feet or so below the summit as hikers make their way to the top. - photo by DENNIS WYATT
Seventeen hours later we were starting our Mr. Whitney hike at 2 a.m. at 8,300 feet with the air temperature a chilly 42 degrees. By the time we neared base camp at 10,000 feet just before dawn it was snowing.