[pct-l] Mt Whitney permit Change

[Sly]

Well, it seems like someone needs to get their act together.  So far we 
have the FS saying you need one, the PCTA thru-hiker permit says you 
need one and that you should add $15-.  Someone from the PCTA saying you 
don't need to pay the $15.

Whether you head east from Trail Crest, Mt Whitney is in the Whitney 
zone.  The new expanded map has Guitar Lake in the Whitney Zone.  The FS 
website says everyone in the WZ needs a permit..

Seems to me many here are wishfully thinking they can summit Whitney 
without paying.  Of course you can, just like I can hike into Canada 
without doing the paperwork,  but...





Bob Bankhead wrote:
> I just got an email back from Brenda Murray at the PCTA.
>  
> She's aware of all this and has contacted their USFS PCT Manager on 
> it. The PCTA's long-term agreement stands unchanged - the 
> through-hikers' permit does allow you to climb Whitney without paying 
> the $15 fee for the Whitney Zone endorsement.......as long as you do 
> not go over Trail Crest. If you do, or might, then you will need the 
> $15 WZ endorsement.
>  
> If that changes, she'll post a notice to the PCT_L as well as on the 
> PCTA website.
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