Rebecca and 5 friends, including her boyfried Nahid Harjee, hiked Mt. Whitney (14,500') in 2 days. First day from base camp at 8,000' to an intermediate camp at 12,000' and then on the second day (starting at 4:30 am) from that camp to the summit at 14,500' and all the way back down. The next day they went to Death Valley on the way back to Stanford, hitting a low point of 280' below sea level. To see a full set of photos of this trip, go to http://picasaweb.google.com/nharjee/MtWhitneyAndDeathValley?authkey=V3Iw4A4uD1o# with some great pics by Nahid.