Running Mt. Whitney in Winter
There’s one surefire way to avoid headaches for getting yourself up the lower 48’s highest summit. Go when it’s miserable. The thing is, it doesn’t have to be miserable if you pay attention to conditions and time things right. Running Mt. Whitney in winter isn’t only possible, it’s advisable. We’ve successfully done it two winters in a row, had ideal weather and seen a total of six people. It’s been anything but miserable.
Running Mt. Russell’s East Ridge and Carillion
I think we can all admit to going on runs that have little to do with running.
The routes show up in our Strava feeds as a run, but a quick glance at the time and pace reveals that something very different went down … or up, or along a slow moving ridge.
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