num_pages: 142
description: The most popular route to Mt. Whitney's summit is the 22-mile round-trip Mt. Whitney Trail. Although the hike is non-technical would-be hikers need to be prepared for the altitude long distance elevation gain mountain weather and other potential dangers. Author and seasoned Sierra hiker Elizabeth Wenk provides the authoritative step-by-step guide to planning and completing this superb hike with safety advice insider information detail and reassurance found nowhere else.
language: English
title: One Best Hike: Mt. Whitney
publisher: Wilderness Press