I’m going up the MR and most likely down standard. Would love to leave them if I can but don’t want to posthole all the way home especially on the main trail. TIA!
Hi all - I just got a permit for one for Whitney on Saturday. I'm planning to do the Mountaineer's Route up. I'm thinking about doing the standard route down (downclimbing the final 400 sketches me out). If you have been up there this last week, what were conditions like on the final 400? Would love any beta.
How is the snow? Are snow shoes still necessary?
If I go down the standard route, I believe the switchbacks are still snowed over, so I would have to descent the chute. I've never had to do that on this trail and I'm a little nervous I will somehow miss the drop-in point. It may be obvious but I obviously don't want to rely on that. Would be so grateful if anyone has a GPX file.
(Here is the requisite: I have the appropriate gear and experience. Reddit will not be my only source of beta.) Thanks for your help!
I'm taking Tirz for inflammation, so imagine my surprise when I woke up with edema the day after my first dose. I have lipodema stage 1, so edema is not that rare for me, but I have never woken up with it. It's always something that builds over the course of the day if I'm not wearing compression. Has anyone experienced this? And did it improve?