CONQUERING A GRANITE GOLIATH - Summiting Mount Whitney

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Christopher Abbey used a drone to record an epic trip to popular Mt. Whitney in California. It's part of the Sierra Nevada chain of mountains which run down a portion of eastern part of the Golden State. With a peak elevation of 4.5k meters (around 14.4k ft.), Mt. Whitney is the tallest mountain in the chain, in the state of California, and in the continental United States. The perfectly shaped peak was first scaled in 1873, following a series of failed attempts. Its eastern face wasn't conquered until 1931.

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On June 2nd, 2018, 3 friends and I drove up to the Whitney Portal and began to prepare to summit Mount Whitney only 2 days later. I was unsure about this trip from the very beginning because of my rough experience summiting San Gorgonio. What I ended up finding was so much more than just the tallest summit in the contiguous United States. The trail from Whitney Portal to the summit was full of serene alpine lakes, varied wildflowers, unique trees and interesting wildlife. I gained more than just another mountain summit, I gained 3 lifelong friendships and numerous lasting memories. CREDITS: DIRECTOR / EDITOR / GRAPHICS / COLOR / SOUND Christopher R. Abbey crabbey.com SOUND MIX Brent Kiser unbridledsound.com CAST Jason Forman Mike Goubeaux Brent Kiser CAMERA Sony a6500 GoPro Hero5 LENS Sigma 16mm f/1.4 GIMBAL Zhiyun Crane 2 SOFTWARE Edited in Adobe Premiere Graded in Adobe Premiere Lumetri Graphics in After Effects MUSIC Lens Distortions "Our Victory" by Be Still The Earth - Licensed via Artlist.io QUOTE Johann Wolfgang von Goethe *disputed though