Becker recuperated after the first leg before embarking on an ambitious 20 - hour climb of Mount Whitney and culminating the 22 - mile trek to Kings Canyon National Park .
Mount Whitney is the highest point in the lower 48 states .
Becker recuperated after the first leg before embarking on an ambitious 20 - hour climb of Mount Whitney , the highest point in the lower 48 states , and culminating the 22 - mile trek to Kings Canyon National Park .