Any feedback, or input will be utilzed for a new backpacker
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:16 pm
Hello.
We will have 3 hikers, 1 virgin to backpacking (moi), 1 with a couple of overnight trips and 1 with many years of experience, including Whitney summit.
With the grizzled veteran and the area we are considering going to I am not to worried about being caught unaware or off-guard, but what I would like to minimize is showing up unprepared. I have spent the last few weeks searching, reading and filtering information for this trip, including reading 9 pages of post's on this forum alone
I would definitely be the weak link in our trio, but I do hike and I have stepped (yeah, I said it) my game the past few weeks and wear ankle weights most days at work, as well as a nifty #12 very petite vest to get some endurance ready. I will have several overnight trips with my pack under my belt before we take off on the trip I am about to describe and ask for feedback on.
Our goal is simple, basic and understandable...scenery, heights with no cellphone, dog or wife
What we are considering is arriving Saturday in the Valley, pick up our permit ( 5 nights, Glacier Point->Illilouette and exit HI) and spend the Saturday night in the backpacker camp in the Valley, ride the shuttle to GP on Sunday and get it on.
1st night would be Illilouette, which brings me to my 1st question...best place to camp the 1st night>?
2nd night would see us go Panorama trail towards Sunrise area MAYBE, would Sunrise be the best compromise for semi-solitude but maintain proximity for a Tuesday (we have permits) HD climb? Would there be a better spot between Illilouette and HD to camp and maybe do some day hiking with the goal of Wednesday to be Clouds Rest and surrounding area?
3rd night would depend upon the answer to 2nd night, ideally we would be able to stay 2 nights in the same camp.
4th night...shotgun, what do you suggest?? Maybe towards Cathedral? I could change our exit to be TM and go from HD/CR towards TM since we would have 2-3 more nights available.
5th night depends upon #3 & 4.
Basically we would for sure do GP to Illilouette,Illilouette to HD and CR, that would take care of 3 nights and still leave us with 2 more wilderness nights. Understanding that I can make our exit EITHER HI, or TM depending upon the feedback and suggestions here.
Thanks for reading, and THANK YOU if you reply
Loach
We will have 3 hikers, 1 virgin to backpacking (moi), 1 with a couple of overnight trips and 1 with many years of experience, including Whitney summit.
With the grizzled veteran and the area we are considering going to I am not to worried about being caught unaware or off-guard, but what I would like to minimize is showing up unprepared. I have spent the last few weeks searching, reading and filtering information for this trip, including reading 9 pages of post's on this forum alone
I would definitely be the weak link in our trio, but I do hike and I have stepped (yeah, I said it) my game the past few weeks and wear ankle weights most days at work, as well as a nifty #12 very petite vest to get some endurance ready. I will have several overnight trips with my pack under my belt before we take off on the trip I am about to describe and ask for feedback on.
Our goal is simple, basic and understandable...scenery, heights with no cellphone, dog or wife
What we are considering is arriving Saturday in the Valley, pick up our permit ( 5 nights, Glacier Point->Illilouette and exit HI) and spend the Saturday night in the backpacker camp in the Valley, ride the shuttle to GP on Sunday and get it on.
1st night would be Illilouette, which brings me to my 1st question...best place to camp the 1st night>?
2nd night would see us go Panorama trail towards Sunrise area MAYBE, would Sunrise be the best compromise for semi-solitude but maintain proximity for a Tuesday (we have permits) HD climb? Would there be a better spot between Illilouette and HD to camp and maybe do some day hiking with the goal of Wednesday to be Clouds Rest and surrounding area?
3rd night would depend upon the answer to 2nd night, ideally we would be able to stay 2 nights in the same camp.
4th night...shotgun, what do you suggest?? Maybe towards Cathedral? I could change our exit to be TM and go from HD/CR towards TM since we would have 2-3 more nights available.
5th night depends upon #3 & 4.
Basically we would for sure do GP to Illilouette,Illilouette to HD and CR, that would take care of 3 nights and still leave us with 2 more wilderness nights. Understanding that I can make our exit EITHER HI, or TM depending upon the feedback and suggestions here.
Thanks for reading, and THANK YOU if you reply
Loach