Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board More Snow

Another storm , very cold and about a foot of snow at the Portal road is very slick ,the last 2000' to the trail head, Road may close at any time .High on the 21 Oct Portal was 34, Bring a Jacket ..... This is the time of the year the Mountain goes from Hiking to Full Winter Mountaineering.BE Safe

I would like to thank everyone for another great year , the Portal crew had the end of the year party and seems like we all lasted the year,

Thank you for all the reports on the board and stopping in the store to chat and let us put a person with the board name .

The Portal Crew.

Thank you, Doug!

This board is an invaluable resource and I really, really appreciate the time and expense you put into hosting it. It is truly amazing the vast repository of information that resides here.

Thanks again. Look forward to seeing you next summer, if not before! Hope you and yours have a great Fall/Winter/Spring!

Doug:
Many thanks for your efforts, both with the message board and the Portal Store! My regards for a great off-season for both you and your family.

Yeah..thanks Doug! The information I gleaned from this board was extremely helpful for our entire trip out to California..including Yosemite, Rock Creek..and of course Whitney. Marisa and I were in the store and had a cheeseburger..I should have introduced myself, but didn't know if you'd even know who "BeachAV8R" was..hehe... Even though we didn't quite make the summit we had an awesome time and we'll be back...

Thanks again for forum..!

Chris "BeachAV8R" Frishmuth

Doug-

Thanks for providing the board to us all. I flew over Whitney yesterday and was impressed with how much snow blankets the entire area already. I can't recall seeing so much this early in the year. Look forward to seeing you again on the mountain.

Thanks Doug,
The information posted on this board is priceless, withut this forum there would surely be a lot more rescues throughout the summer season. You've helped to make Whitney much safer and enjoyable for all. See you next year.

Thanks Doug ...
And to put a point on how important this board is:
The hikers rescued this week were prepared. One could easily argue that info gleened from this board contributed to that fact.

Once again, many thanks,
...tg...

Thanks Doug,

You're the best. Knowledgable, patient, tolerant, helpful, kind, fun and interesting. The message board is invaulable and as noted above has I'm sure saved many live and reduced rescues by assiting people in being prepared.
It's always great to see when we're up at Whitney.

Thanks again,

rlfstop & Co.

Doug and entire Portal Crew

on behalf of our gang of 6 that invaded the store at end of July, you are the best and thanks for all you do with that mountain and this board. happy trails this winter to you and yours.

Thanks Doug,

this board is a terrific service. I would have stopped in and chatted and bought some stuff on my trip in August but I had the misfortune of breaking something on my right hand (I didn't know exactly what at the time)at about 12K on the MR. I had to turn around and try and get some medical attention to determine the damage done.
It turned out to be a broken finger but hey, I'll be back next year to finish what I started.

See you then.

Thanks Doug for all the great advice this board provides. It was INVALUABLE for my first Whitney hike on Oct 9th. oh, and thanks for the book!!See you next year!

Doug, Thanks so much for all your efforts on the board. It was invaluable in helping me prepare for my first visit there this past summer and I still check the board daily for updates. Have a great winter.

Thanks Doug,

Being from Illinois, I don't get to make it there too often, only a couple of times a year. Thanks for all the great tips, useful info, and the phenomenal grub. Thanks for making my trip this year just as amazing as the last one. Hope to see you on my next trek. Oh yeah, thanks for the board as well.

-F

Thanks for the great adventure. (I summited on 9-11-04.) You guys make great Cheeseburgers and those funky French Fries are good too!

thank you doug, doug and earlene for everything, i hope that the winter season treats you well back in lone pine and that your new projects are doing well!

see you next year when the river and waterfall start raging again....chris

What a bunch of Doug Sr sackriders.

thanks doug and all the portal crew for another great year. it is a great service you provide.

hey doug and family:
thanks for a great year at your store,and the awesome food... I did a May snow hike up the main route and the weekend of Oct.7-8 did MR route. and mised you both times saturday Oct.9th
got down at 4;30pm but you were in town getting things..buy the way I'm mark aguilar my dad is robert aguilar who worked with you at water & power years ago.. see you next may.

Doug: I too thank you. I had a great time when I was there in Jul. I got some excellent infomation from the board and your store has great food!