[pct-l] Whitney base camp

[Slyatpct@aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)]

In a message dated 4/24/2001 12:14:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tom-rogers@home.com writes:


> You can camp anywhere from Crabtree to rockbound washes around 12,000 feet.
> The only place closed to camping is the area adjacent to Timberline Lake.
> It was probably my website you saw, and my campsite that year below Guitar
> Lake was legal.  One issue is how high you want to carry your full
> packweight. ....

.  > consider bears to be an issue, however if you're going to camp 
> higher than
> Crabtree and leave your stuff while you summit Whitney, marmots are a more
> credible threat to your food.  

We camped at the tarn above Guitar Lake (which we had a view) and left most 
of our gear and food in a tent while we hiked up and back.  The marmots were 
not a problem.  Another couple summited a day later and left their stuff in a 
tarp and again, no problems with the marmots.  Of course, ymmv!

This campsite may have been the very best I have ever stayed, it was an 
incredibly beautiful spot to spend the evening and made for an easy hike the 
following day.

Sly




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