[pct-l] trail report

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Sad but true, there are cables on the Whitney Trail. There is a section of

over engineered trail above Trail Camp made by blasting out a route

along the rock. A short portion of this has had cables installed. This was

probably necessary to prevent folks from going off the ledge that had

been created with the blasting. Water tends to seep through and over

the rocks here then freeze overnight. Slipping over the ledge would

probably not be a good thing. Still, the cables are a distraction; as are

the poured concrete steps at other points on the trail. Things have

changed quite a bit in 30 years. It is a real circus during the summer

months on this over used trail. Permits, reservations, hordes of people,

traffic jams, etc., etc.. Part of what we get in our effort to provide access

to all. Good news is the mountaineering route has not changed much

over the years and you will probably have it to yourself. 

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I haven't been on the trail from Whitney Portal to Trail Crest in nearly 30

years (yikes!)--but are there really cables there?



> comfortable with that. The cables on east face of Whitney weren't

> up, either. Very dangerous. To some, these snow fields may be.


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