What’s Next?
Posted on June 8th, 2010 by sarah_hassell
Why Boundary Peak and Mt. Whitney, of course!
On June 7, the team took advantage of being on the west coast and bagged Boundary Peak in Nevada. Boundary Peak is Nevada’s highest peak at 13, 147 ft.
On June 8, the team hiked for 14.5 hours, logged 22 miles round trip (much of it through unseasonal thigh-high snow) and summited Mt. Whitney, (14,505 ft) the highest point in the contiguous United States. The total elevation gain was about 7,000 vertical feet. To put how fast they summited Whitney in perspective, most guided teams can take up to four days. But being acclimated to 20,000 feet only days before can definitely put a spring in your step at a mere 14,505 ft!