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Mt. Langley

Mt Langley is a 14,052 ft summit near Mt Whitney. As the crow flies, from peak to peak, Langley is only about 4 or 5 miles from Whitney. Outside of Marine Corps boot camp, physically, this was probably one of the most difficult tests I’ve put my body through. We started conditioning for this trip over eight months in advance. We did treadmill training with backpacks, hiked up and down Cowles Mtn and hill 533 in San Diego, and did several summits of smaller elevations working up to Langley to get used to the altitude effects.

Upon getting into Horseshoe Meadows Campground we set up camp for the night. After getting set up, we all decided to take a hike to Horseshoe Meadows proper to take some pictures and do some trout fishing in the small streams that run through the meadows. Horseshoe Meadows is a rather large meadows in the shape of a horseshoe (I wonder where it gets its name?). It’s large and open and offers a great view of all the vast peaks around it. It gave us a good view of the Langley peak which we were headed for.

Mt. Langley from Horseshoe Meadows

View from the summit.

Get the full trip report here.