Each part of the sabbatical has been something to look forward to. I am now looking forward to my third annual backpacking trip in the high Sierra, starting in less than a week. The last two years I have learned from my friend Brad. This year he isn’t available, so the planning is up to me. My good friend Grant is flying out from the flatlands of Kansas to join me in the peaks of the Sierra. The specific peak in the crosshairs this time is Mt Brewer, a 13,570ft giant that forms part of the Great Western Divide. The way up involves off trail travel, which is something Brad got me hooked on.
For more of an idea of why I love backpacking, you can follow the link below to a trip report from my 2014 hike of the High Sierra Trail (with some off trail sections) to Mt Whitney, the tallest peak in the 48 states.
http://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14371
We are planning a hike on the HST, Summit Whitney and exit at Whitney portal and found the route you describe as the way we want to go. Looks pretty straight forward after leaving Precipice Lake, crossing the pass at 10,700 and heading east towards Piss Your Pants Pass instead of south towards Moraine Lake.
The challenge comes after entering the Nine Lakes Basin and hitting the right pass and not the one with the cliff… LOL
The link in your article doesn’t show the route you took and I was wondering if this is something you might still have.
As a fellow hiker and lover of Jesus, I look forward to reading your other blog posts.
Thanks,
Troy in Exeter, CA