[pct-l] Mt Whitney permit Change

[Sly]

If I'm not mistaken the permit on the PCTA site has not changed in many 
years.  I got the permit in '99.  To me "yes" means you'll be exiting 
via Whitney Portal (or starting a 500 mile trip).  "No" means you'll be 
returning to the PCT.

http://www.pcta.org/planning/before_trip/permits/thru_permit_form.html

"You can ignore this part if not climbing Mt Whitney".   No need pay 
$15.  No need for the stamp.

Sly

Halfmile wrote:
> Sly,
> Requiring a permit is a change from past practice. In the past the
> Whitney Zone was always east of Trail Crest so you could hike up
> Whitney and never actually enter the Whitney Zone where a permit was
> required. You only needed a permit if you entered the Whitney Zone to
> go to Whitney Portal. As the pcta.org web says, you need the permit to
>  "exit and re-enter the Whitney Portal on the east side."
>
> If the Whitney Zone has been extended to west of Timberline Lake it's
> a pretty big change. It might  change bear canister requirements (not
> really a major change since they are required both north and south of
> the west Whitney area) but who knows, you might even have to pack out
> human waste like the other parts of the Whitney Zone.
>
> -Halfmile
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Sly <hikertrash at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't see the need to change the PCTA permit.  It asks if you're
>> climbing Mt Whitney and has a check box if you'll be hitting Whitney
>> Portal, yes or no.
>>
>> Why would they need to change it?
>>
>> Sly
>>
>> Bob Bankhead wrote:
>>> This means the PCTA needs to change their thru-hiker permits. The Whitney Zone endorsement WILL be needed for those taking the side trip to climb Whitney from the west, even if they are returning to the PCT without going over Trail Crest and down to the Portal.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>   From: Halfmile
>>>   To: Michael Chamoun
>>>   Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>>   Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:01 AM
>>>   Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mt Whitney permit
>>>
>>>
>>>   I just called Inyo National Forest (760-873-2400) and apparently you
>>>   do need a permit, my previous post was mistaken. The map I linked to
>>>   only shows the Whitney Zone within Inyo NF but they say the zone also
>>>   extends to the west to include Guitar Lake, Timberline Lake and the
>>>   summit of Whitney.
>>>
>>>   -Halfmile
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