Mount Whitney - by the numbers
Climbers: 4
Height of the summit: 14505 feet
Height of the base camp/Whitney Portal: 8400 feet
Number of Switchbacks in one epic section : 97 (while descending, the left turns are odd numbered and right turns are even numbered)
(from: wikipedia)
Rate at which we moved on average: 1 mile/hour. (This includes breaks, meals, tent dismantling)
Weight of my backpack: 36 pounds (others were in 30-35 range)
Weight of my backpack on return: 33 pounds (I was alone and did not capture)
Number of ice caves explored : 1
Number of sets of clothes I took: 4
Number of clothes set that I used: 2 (sleeping and climbing)
Number of WAG bags that I took: 3
Number of WAG bags that I used: 0
Number of blisters at the end of it: 3 (all on my left foot)
Liters of water (capacity): 4.5 L
Max Liters of water carried: 2.5 L
Total distance on the road: 425 miles (From Milpitas one way)
Number of meals at Taste of India on I-5: 2
Permit required for hiking: 1
Waterfalls and streams encountered: innumerable !
Tree line: 11000 feet (no trees above that line. And all rocky terrain after that)