[pct-l] cell phone - worth taking on the JMT?

[Gary Schenk]

On 7/12/2010 10:31 AM, The Wilderness Vagabond wrote:
> Is it worthwhile taking a cell phone on the JMT (John Muir Trail - Happy Isles to Whitney Portal)?  How is the coverage?  In what areas might we get coverage (verizon)? I am talking about emergency use because I am a super-luddite about electronics while hiking.
>     Thanks for the great posts.
>

You'd be better off renting a satellite phone. You'd have to climb a 
peak to get a cell in the majority of the Sierra.