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December Mt Whitney hike, no summit (12/11/2025)

TRAINED PROFFESIONAL, NOT INSTRUCTIONAL, NOT EDUCATIONAL, STRICTLY FOR ENTERTAIMENT, DO NOT ATTEMPT, DO NOT ENTER THE MOUNTAINS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE WINTER SAFETY GEAR AND TRAINING, DO NOT PUT SEARCH AND RESCUE IN DANGER TO HAVE TO SAVE YOU, DO NOT GO OUT AND DIE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. I HAVE SPENT A LIFETIME IN REAL WINTER AND REAL SNOW CONDITIONS FAR MORE THAN THIS. This trip I hiked up the road and main trail to have a look at the snow and conditions. Snow begins on the road by the campgrounds. Snowshoes are somewhat necessary past Mirror lake. Winter route over snow bypassing Trailside meadow has begun. 99 switchbacks are no longer passable but the snow in the chute up to Trail Crest is mostly solid with a set crust. Decent boot pack along Trail crest, crampons (not microspikes) are needed. Went as far as Mt Muir where the boot pack stopped and people are climbing up over one of Mt Muir's shoulders to continue. Wasn't interested in adding extra climbing going and returning so that was plenty of fun for me. Great day. chapter timestamps: 0:00 Intro map 0:26 Road walk up 4:17 Whitney Portal trailhead 6:23 North Fork trail cutoff 7:41 Log Bridges on Lone Pine creek 8:08 Lone Pine Lake cutoff 12:35 Bighorn Park 15:06 Outpost Camp 16:05 Mirror Lake 21:20 Bypass Trailside Meadow 22:38 Consultation Lake 25:02 Trail Camp 27:28 Lower Bowl 29:07 Lower Chute 31:06 Search & Recovery site or bivy digouts? 31:25 Upper Chute 33:53 Trail Crest 42:16 JMT Junction 44:19 Mt Muir Blockage 47:42 Return to Trail Crest 54:29 Above Chute 55:18 Upper Chute 55:54 Lower Bowl 57:29 Trail Camp 1:01:20 To Consultation Lake 1:05:17 Bypass Trailside Meadow 1:06:43 Bypass Mirror Lake 1:08:36 Outpost Camp (spoke wrong) 1:09:08 Lone Pine Lake cutoff 1:11:06 North Fork trail cutoff 1:13:05 Whitney Portal trailhead 1:14:28 Road walk down 1:17:29 End Review