My group (4 others and myself) are planning a 5 day/4 night Yosemite backpacking trip for mid-August. We have constructed a tentative trail plan, and figured we'd post it here.
We are all relatively young (29-35) and though some of us may be packing a couple extra pounds (hand raised!) we all are very active and exercise consistently. We are frequent day hikers, but have just started backpacking this year and have gone on a couple local overnight/weekend journeys to get comfortable with our gear. We are training on the local mountains and getting in several hikes with up to 2000' elevation gain with fully loaded packs, so that we are prepared as can be. One wild card for us may be altitude, as we all live near the coast.
That said, here is our plan with estimated mileage and elevation gain/loss. We would appreciate any feedback, particularly, if this plan sounds reasonable for us as described. We are ready for a challenge, but don't want to bite off more than we can chew!
Day 1 - Hiking out of Yosemite Valley up the Snow Creek trail, camping a couple miles past reaching the top - about 6 miles and 3700' gain by our estimates.
Day 2 - Northeast to May Lake to the backpacker's campground (6 miles + 1700')
Day 3 - Down past Tenaya Lake to Sunrise lakes (6 miles - 1200' + 1300')
Day 4 - Summit Cloud's Rest, camp somewhere near the JMT junction (8 miles + 600' - 2700')
Day 5 - Through LYV down the Mist trail back to Yosemite Valley (6 miles - 3200')
Thanks in advance for your comments!!