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I have been working on my Colorado 14ers for several years in between remote climbs,     but I got the idea to start working on the California 14ers earlier this year and set out to climb the highest, Mount Whitney, first.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney is so popular that there is a limit of 100 hikers\/60 overnight per day and requires a permit between May 1 and November 1 via a lottery system. Not a big fan of planning or restrictions, I made my scheme to go in late April, after the big snows and before the lottery. The plan worked.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/alanarnette.com\/ca14ers\/whitney.php\" target=\"_blank\"> trip report <\/a>goes into detail on my successful climb and a few missteps along the way.<\/p>\n<p>This is the link to the<a href=\"http:\/\/alanarnette.com\/ca14ers\/whitney.php\" target=\"_blank\"> trip report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Climb On!<\/p>\n<p>Alan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next to the highest peak in North America, Denali, the highest in the lower 48 may be the  known and sometimes coveted by aspiring and expert climbers alike. I have been working on my Colorado 14ers for several years in between remote climbs, but I got the idea to start working on the California 14ers earlier this year and set out to climb the highest, Mount Whitney, first. 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