
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA MONICA - Judge Gerald Rosenberg has scaled Mount Whitney twice.
"It's a mental exercise," Rosenberg said of the climb to the highest summit in the contiguous United States. "You have to be highly motivated to do it. ... You're carrying a heavy load on your back: a tent, sleeping bag, food, water - about 40 pounds. The higher you go, the less oxygen you have. And every step you're t... (continued)