Lidar elevations

[DeathValleyDazed]

Dazed, did you summit Whitney?  I'd love to do that.  Probably beyond my pay grade at this point.

Gower, you are a wonderful resource on all things geologic!

MG, yup, September 2013 I summited Mt Whitney and then golfed nine holes at the lowest gold course in the world within a 36 hour window and then published this corny video (I'm embarrassed at the quality of the video now but I was just getting started back then. LOL You may notice that I rarely if ever appear in my more recent videos as a service and favor to my viewers.) 

FYI, most folks with common sense don't day hike Whitney's summit, a 22 mile round trip hike, they take their time over a day or two and enjoy a slower experience. I actually departed The Whitney Portal at 01:00 hours in hope of scoring the sunrise from the summit but I was about a half hour too late. The views and experience were once in a lifetime and with the ability to see Telescope Peak from there was fun too. The one section of famous switchbacks about half way up seemed endless. LOL The altitude above 12K feet also slowed me down as my previous high was Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park at 13,065 feet.