How about other sports, for example, hang gliding? Would they have a place there? Has it been done?
I'm not sure but hang gliding from Mt. Whitney may be like a sick bird........ill eagle.
I'm a little late to this party (this post from Bob K. is a year and a half old!) but I had to respond. Yes, hang gliders have sailed off the summit of Whitney before.
June 1976 was the first time I went to Whitney. While eating lunch on the flat rock in Trailside Meadow,we saw a hiker labor past us with a load that caught our eyes. Strapped to the outside of his external frame backpack were poles inside a nylon bag (the length was probably 10 feet.) We had no idea what it was for - surveying equipment? A very big tent? Another hiker informed us what was up - he was carrying a hang glider, and planning to take off at the summit.
The next day, when I was approaching the summit, I saw the guy walking back. He looked forlorn. Other folks on the top of the summit said he was a bit worried about the high winds. Probably one of the smartest choices he made.
