Day 1
We meet at the Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead in the Eastern Sierra High Country at 9:00am. This is about 40 minutes from the town of Lone Pine. After a brief pack check we head West on the
Cottonwood Pass trail over Cottonwood Pass and into Sequoia National Park. We will make camp for the night in the Upper Rock Creek area. Approx. a 9-mile day.

Day 2
We continue on in Sequoia National Park down Rock Creek towards our goal of Mount Whitney passing through spectacular alpine terrain. Our goal for the night is either Crabtree Meadows or Guitar Lake, depending on group strength. Approx. a 9-13 mile day.

Day 3
An early start finds us hiking up towards Mount Whitney with light packs since we will be back at our basecamp for the evening. We climb Mt Whitney from the East, avoiding most of the crowds. After summiting we descend back to our cozy basecamp.

Day 4
We retrace our steps of day two.

Day 5
We retrace our steps of day One, arriving back at the trailhead in the late afternoon.