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When I was little, my dad used to take me
hiking on small mountains in Taiwan. They were mostly easy to moderate
hikes that take about half a day. I enjoyed the nature, the walk, the sweat,
and the experience. After moving to California, I had the leisure to do
many waterfall hikes around Los Angelse on the weekends. Of course, I also
did some interesting hikes when I took road trips, such as the Half
Dome in Yosemite National Park and Angel's
landing in Zion National Park.
It was not until 2005 that I had the opportunity to train myself and accomplished
more challenging hikes, such as Mt.
Whitney (14,497 feet) Mountaineering
route and Mt.
Russell (14,088 feet). Thanks to our leader Jack Chang and our coach Quang
Than, who made it possible to finish these most memorable hikes in my life.
I have included here, hiking write-ups by Alex Chen, one of the hiking members
in our 2005 Mt.
Whintey 1-day hike group. I participated most of the hikes written here as
part of the Mt. Whitney training. Please take a moment to read each hiking experience.
They are in chronological order. If you have any questions, please feel free
to email me or Alex.
| NAME |
DATE |
TIME |
PEAK |
GAIN |
MILES |
HIKERS |
| Strawberry Pk |
4/30/05 |
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6,164 |
1,564 |
~8 |
J, H, A, B, F, N, E, M, Y, P |
| Clamshell Pk |
5/21/05 |
|
4,360 |
3,230 |
~8 |
J, H, A, F, T,
N, G, |
| Cactus to Tram |
8/6/05 |
12.5 hr |
8,500 |
8,100 |
11 |
J, H, A, Q, F, S |
| Sugarloaf |
8/13/05 |
7 hr |
6,924 |
1,924 |
4 |
J, H, Q, A, B, F |
| Mt. Whitney MR |
8/20/05 |
20 hr |
14,491 |
6,131 |
15.5 |
J, H, A, B, Q, F |
| Mt. Russell |
9/10/05 |
16 hr |
14,088 |
5,725 |
11.5 |
J, H, A, Q |
| Cactus to Clouds |
10/8/05 |
14.5 hr |
10,434 |
10,834 |
23 |
J, A, Q |
| Iron to Baldy |
12/17/05 |
15.5 hr |
10,064 |
10,500 |
14 |
J, A, Q |
J - Jack, H - Hester, A - Alex, B - Belle, Q - Quang, F - Frank, S - Shan Shan
M - Monica, P - Patty, E - Edwin, G - Gerry, Y - Yuju, T - Theodore, N - Angela
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