[pct-l] Permits

[E A]

I could have sworn I read something about needing a permit or restricting
the number of people who hiked through a certain section at a time...
But yeah thanks for the info.

Thru Hiker Permit and Ask Canada for permission to leave gotcha.

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:26 PM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> u also need the permit to cross the Canadian Border.
>
> patti
>
>
> --- On *Sun, 1/4/09, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>* wrote:
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> From: Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Permits
> To: "E A" <afishnamedcarl at gmail.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 8:08 PM
>
> The PCTA Through-Hiker's Permit is the only permit you will need anywhere
> along the trail. You can even detour east on the JMT to climb Mt Whitney
> with it, PROVIDED you do not cross Trail Crest to descend the east slope to
> Whitney Portal. Where the JMT meets the Mt Whitney Trail, you go left
> (north) to ascend Whitney; right (south) takes you to Trail Crest where you
> enter the Mt Whitney Zone.
>
> If you do intend to take the Mt Whitney Trail down the east slope to reach
> Whitney Portal or Lone Pine, you will need the $15 Mount Whitney Zone
> endorsement on the PCTA permit. I can not envision why a thru-hiker would go
> out that way, only to have to return up that steep trail with a full pack.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: E A
>   To: pct-l at backcountry.net <http://mc/compose?to=pct-l@backcountry.net>
>   Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 7:46 PM
>   Subject: [pct-l] Permits
>
>
>   What permits should I apply for tomorrow if i am planning to thru hike
> this
>   year.
>   Do I recall reading that I need a permit for Tuolumne Meadows?
>
>   I know I need the thru-hiking permit but can't apply for this until after
>   January 31st 2009.
>
>   Thanks
>   Edan
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