[pct-l] first-come-first-serve permits for JMT

[Kel Moy]

I was thinking I would reach Nirvana on this trail

On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, Jeff Eckert <jape1 at cox.net> wrote:
> If  you're hiking after labor day I suspect you'd have a good shot at
being a walk on.  If you're hiking before, you might consider hiking NOBO
instead.  Begin your hike at Horseshoe Meadow to the PCT via Trail Pass.
 Unless they've changed the rules, there are no quotas getting onto the JMT
that way.
>
> Depending on how fit you are, and what kind of miles you want to do the
first day, you're about a day and maybe a half from the JMT right below
Whitney.  If acclimation isn't a problem you can even day hike to the top
from the west, and won't need a permit.  That way you could tag the start
of the JMT southern terminus.
>
> It is a more abrupt start, but look at it this way.  You're last two days
will be mostly downhill into the Valley.
>
> If you're willing to bypass Yosemite Park boundries, I've never had a
problem walking on at Mammoth.  There are several trailheads from which to
choose.  You can even hike in via June Lake and pop out real close to
Donahue pass.
>
>
> On Jul 24, 2012, at 7:56 PM, Judson Brown wrote:
>
>> I was hoping to enter either at Happy Isles or Tuolumne Meadows, going
end to end.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 2:25 PM, <jape1 at cox.net> wrote:
>> Where were you hoping to enter?  Were you just looking for a section
hike or is your intention to go end to end?
>>
>>
>> ---- Judson Brown <judsonwb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > Anyone have experience with getting first-come-first-serve permits for
the
>> > JMT? The website I looked at said there are 12-16 available each day
>> > (depending on trailhead), the day before you're planning to start. How
>> > realistic is it for me to count on this? I haven't been able to find
any
>> > info on success/difficulties encountered by people trying this method.
>> >
>> > Judson
>> > Bend, OR
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