[pct-l] Camping on Mount Whitney

[Benjamin Grunbaum]

I looked at my pictures from last year and I do not see one.


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 10:45 AM, JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:

> Does the hut on top even have a door now?  I don't remember that it did
> the last (and only) time I was up there.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Hyams
> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 1:27 PM
> To: Benjamin Grunbaum ; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Camping on Mount Whitney
>
>
> There are some rock-ringed and flat sites just before the JMT/Whitney
> Portal/Summit junction.  They are well above 13,000 feet.  These might be a
> bit more sheltered than the summit, and I think the Forest Service frowns
> on people sleeping in the cabin, if it is even unlocked.  (If it is locked,
> you could use at a wind-block.)  You're only a couple miles from the summit
> at that point, so you should be able to just hike by headlamp to the summit
> before dawn.
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Benjamin Grunbaum <bengrunbaum at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
>  Hello everyone
>> I am hiking the John Muir Trail again in 16 days.  I am starting at Happy
>> Isles because I want to finish on top of the lower 48.
>> I am curious if anyone on this list has camped at the top.  I have only
>> seen a few posts about camping on the top. The two or three mentioned it
>> being extremely cold and windy.
>>
>> I was thinking of camping inside the hut if it is not already taken. I am
>> pretty sure it would handle wind better than my tent!  I am planning on
>> bringing my 30 degree bag but I do not want to become a popsicle that
>> somebody else has to remove.
>>
>> Joking aside, how could does it get up there?  Are the tent sites on top
>> (I
>> understand there are a couple) protected by rocks?  Can you camp in the
>> hut?  Will I survive the night in a 30 degree bag?  I am prepared to be
>> uncomfortable to have the chance to see the sunset and sunrise on the top
>> of the lower 48.  I just do not want to be the one calling 911 so I am
>> looking for constructive advice.
>>
>> Thanks
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