One Best Hike: Mt. Whitney
, by Wenk, ElizabethNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780899974644 | 0899974643
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/15/2008
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.