Re: Mt Whitney west side switchbacks in mid-July this year and best guesses for JMT NOBO conditions in July-August.
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That's not much different than late August in 2017.? It appears to be a fairly early and fast melt off.
Hej Jim,
Now I'm in Bishop. I summited on Thursday 6/13 a few minutes before sunrise.
Not much snow left. Nothing on trail until past Guitar Lake. I cowboy camped at the pond above Guitar Lake, also free of snow. After that there were small snowfields where you either followed a boot track or went around off-trail. The long switchbacks were essentially free of snow, with 2 or 3 patches where you had good boot tracks. After trail junction one place where the trail was blocked and one had to do some easy rock scrambling around on a length of less than 50 ft. Two longer snow fields on the gravel before you turn right for the final approach. That was it.
I enclose some photos; will be available for questions tomorrow.
Henning
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On Sun, Jun 2, 2024 at 12:02 PM, Henning Rech wrote:
I am on the PCT this year, just now in Ridgecrest for a town day and will be back on trail at Walker Pass tomorrow. Whitney in 2nd week of June, can tell you more when I'll be in Bishop.
Thanks, any first hand info will be greatly appreciated.
Good luck!
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