I saw Kurt Wedberg's talk about climbing Mt. Whitney at Adventure 16 in Solana Beach tonight. He said it would open up at 7am, which would be California time. It looks like you're in PA. I would look at 7am EST and if it isn't open by then check back at 10am EST which is 7am PST.
Let us know how you faired in that process. I'm sure people on this board would be interested in hearing.
Kurt's talks are going on over the next three nights at Adventure 16 stores. Wednesday in San Diego, Thursday in Tarzana, and Friday in West LA. He was pretty entertaining tonight and the WAG bag demo was awesome!
Good luck!