tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5504836049628129067.post5141479454573985906..comments2024-02-11T00:40:52.370-08:00Comments on Mt Whitney Quest: A Cautionary Tale of Death on Mt WhitneyJerry DeCapuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136869791790101098noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5504836049628129067.post-5417449723106779432015-03-01T19:08:30.798-08:002015-03-01T19:08:30.798-08:00I agree! NO CELL PHONE TOWERS! we already have sat...I agree! NO CELL PHONE TOWERS! we already have satellites that provide contact. Do not hike out there if you can't! that's it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359970773612607324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5504836049628129067.post-71159184838322881962013-09-26T19:35:29.612-07:002013-09-26T19:35:29.612-07:00I last climbed Mt Whitney in 1989 and distinctly r...I last climbed Mt Whitney in 1989 and distinctly remember a spot between the crest (where John Muir trail heads down west) and the summit of Mt Whitney where we came upon a large hole to the right of the trail that you could walk through and it stopped at a very shear cliff, that is to say, the eastern side of the mountain. I remember looking down at iceberg lake and guessing it had to be at least a thousand feet or more straight down. It was scary as hell looking over that ledge. I dont know if it is still there but my guess is that the park service did something to make it safer or close it off completely in light of the fact that Whitney was really taking off back in the early nineties by people wanting a wilderness experience and worrying that the quota system might shut them out of a chance to tackle the great peak. <br /><br />I dont know what happened to Mr. Kato but I feel bad for his loved ones and I hope that someday they get the answers they seek. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275115105162392270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5504836049628129067.post-80800499235743109842013-09-14T21:08:30.801-07:002013-09-14T21:08:30.801-07:00Any of those things, all of them, or none of them ...Any of those things, all of them, or none of them may have contributed to Mr Kato's death. If he was in bad shape, a little extra slickness might set up a fall from which he could not catch his balance. Without more info, it's hard to know. My point is preparing as best we can often tips the balance in our favor when conditions become marginal.Jerry DeCapuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136869791790101098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5504836049628129067.post-9997900589969022992013-09-14T20:41:56.061-07:002013-09-14T20:41:56.061-07:00My daughter also reached the summit of Mt. Whitney...My daughter also reached the summit of Mt. Whitney that day. She said that it was hailing, raining, it got windy and then hot. While it was raining with hail the rocky trail became very slippery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com