Originally Posted by
lori
Well, you might. Any time you go out more than a few days, you got to plan for anything, weather, lack of trees....
Also - the elevation. Read some webmd articles about altitude sickness and be planning to do some acclimating if you choose a section over 7,000 feet, just to be safe. Not something to take lightly. You are around sea level... the PCT is not... The passes in the central Sierra, particularly around the Whitney Zone, are upwards of 11,000 - 13,500 feet in elevation and trudging up them can make four miles seem like 100.... The oxygen gets scarce and you will be working a lot harder than usual to get you and your pack up there. Build some time at low and middle elevation (5-7,000) into your itinerary, hike high and camp low, try to hit high passes in the morning to avoid late afternoon thunderstorms if you go in summer.
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