[pct-l] Camping on Mount Whitney

[Benjamin Grunbaum]

I see one metal door on what I would guess is the western side of the
building but nothing on the eastern or whitney portal side of the building
(the side with all the frustrating graffiti (signatures/ names) inside.
 Come to think of it, when I was there in early July last year there was
alot of snow in that room.  Maybe they take it on and off.


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Benjamin Grunbaum
<bengrunbaum at gmail.com>wrote:

> I see one metal door on what I would guess is the western side of the
> building but nothing on the eastern or whitney portal side of the building
> (the side with all the frustrating graffiti (signatures/ names) inside.
>  Come to think of it, when I was there in early July last year there was
> alot of snow in that room.  Maybe they take it on and off.
>
>
> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> It clearly had door(s) in the photos I have from last August.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Benjamin Grunbaum <
>> bengrunbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>> >>
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