[pct-l] No resupply in Lone Pine?

[Jackie McDonnell]

Stephen -

Ascending Whitney from the PCT side (west side) does *not* require a permit.

Jackie McDonnell
www.yogisbooks.com

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am aware that a west ascent of Whitney from the PCT requires a ;Whitney
> Zone' permit, but is this permit now also on a lottery basis....?
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 9:00 PM, Timothy Potter <tpotter7 at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
> > It appears that you can no longer exit the PCT through Whitney Portal to
> > get to Lone Pine (http://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/permits/ <
> > http://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/permits/> see Whitney section). I
> > checked the Inyo site, but it is fairly confusing. It looks like you can
> > get a permit to pass through the portal (without going through the
> lottery)
> > but only if you don't go up Whitney. If you want to go up, then you have
> to
> > try the lottery. But, if you are doing the PCT and want to go up Whitney,
> > you can do that without a permit, you just cannot exit through the portal
> > to Lone Pine. Also, it would appear that the Inyo permits are all for
> > specific dates and when doing the PCT, who knows when you will actually
> be
> > there?
> >
> > So, if I am reading this correctly, removing Lone Pine from the options
> > appears to make it a very long haul from Kennedy to Muir Trail Ranch
> (174mi
> > & 29,178ft elevation gain). Even longer if you want to make the side trip
> > up Whitney. The only other option for resupply looks to be Independence
> but
> > it is the difference between a 24mi off trail hike to Independence vs. a
> > 66mi hike on to Muir Trail Ranch. Any thoughts on what is best to do on
> > this section? Is the best option to just suck it up and carry a huge bag
> of
> > food and go all the way to Muir Trail Ranch? Or, are there any better
> > options?
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