I wanted to celebrate my 40th birthday with a BANG, and came up with the idea of climbing Mt Whitney, and hoping to summit on my birthday itself. We ascended the North Fork Lone Pine Creek Trail, and the Mountaineers Route, carrying just enough food and water, but way too many cameras! Stunning weather on the way up, we did make the top on my 40th and, as we descended back to high camp at Iceberg Lake, it began to snow:-) Celebrated our successful climb on top with chocolate cigars (a tradition for us!), and upon our safe return to the trailhead, went straight to Whitney Portal store for the best Burger & fries ever!!!