For those who knew Rodriguez, his sudden decision to tackle Mount Whitney, with a 14,505-foot ... unpredictable weather, and high-altitude challenges. Rodriguez's climb took place during severe ...
The tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney sits on the border of Sequoia National Park and Inyo National Forest. The mountain's summit elevation is 14,494 feet.
That was the first utterance I heard as I strolled through the parking lot at the Mount ... of altitude. A lava-pink sun rose ...