Two climbers who became stuck while attempting a multi-pitch route on Mt. Whitney waited over 18 hours for mountain rescue, with one dangling on-rope the entire time
According to a Facebook post by Inyo County Search and Rescue, the party of two set out from the Whitney Portal to tackle the 11-pitch, 5.7-grade route of the Mt. Whitney East Buttress just after midnight on September 21. They reached the base of the climb at approximately 10 a.m. but had only completed three pitches five hours later.
