California mountain rescue crews issued an urgent warning to hikers this week after being called out to assist two unprepared hikers from Mount Whitney.
According to a Facebook post by Inyo County Search and Rescue, the pair started hiking the 14,505 ft peak at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 1. They had packed 150 lbs of newly purchased gear plus five gallons of water and planned to hike the three miles to Lone Pine Lake that night and summit the following day.
