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| | Finding God on Mt. Whitney |
 | | A fascinating crossroads of hardcore backpackers, new agey spiritual types and goal driven, city "summit baggers," Whitney Portal Store is a combination of general store, meeting place and pulpit for Dave, the 72-year-old proprietor. |
 | | A quintessential mountain man who happens to hold the record for the number of ascents on Mt. Whitney, Dave's main passion, aside from the mountain, is scaring city folks. |
 | | Most memorable, though, was a determined looking 40-year-old woman whose longtime goal of climbing Mt. Whitney took on an entirely different meaning after she survived cancer and one year of chemo, just two years earlier. |
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