[pct-l] question on getting into Lone Pine

[Brick Robbins]

> On 1/9/2012 6:49 PM, juma wrote:
>> After getting off the trail at the JMT merge and hiking over to Mr.
>> Whitney and back down, can you go down thru the "Whitney Portal" and
>> hitch into Lone Pine from there?  And back out again?

For the "back out again" I think many would prefer the lower climb
over Trail Pass , even with the added walk. Also you don't need a
Whitney Permit to go that way.