Mt. Whitney Conditions

I'm looking at climbing Mt. Whitney around mid May and was wondering if summer rock conditions will exist on the east facing routes then. I know California had a poor snow year. Do you think crampons will be necessary?

Can't really predict the conditions that far in advance, but I'd venture a guess that the east-facing routes will be good-to-go in mid-May. Hey, I just made a prediction! It really depends on whether there is, uh, weather, in the week before your trip.

Can't go wrong with some lightweight (aluminum, strap-on) crampons.

I think this website has the most current conditions:

whitneyportalstore.com/foru…