[pct-l] Mt. Whitney Expedition

[dave at livebythepark.com (David Davis)]

We really should not abuse the PCT permits.  This is how a few "screw it up
for everyone."  It's reasonable that someone who has walked 800 miles to get
there might be entitled to some slack on the Whitney permit.  It's not right
to get a PCT permit just to get some slack on Whitney when one does not
intend to walk the whole thing.

If I'm not mistaken, you can still do the Mountaineer's route or the route
up the west side from Arctic Lake without going through the lottery.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard" <calliger@infolane.com>
To: "Kurt Johnson" <piedra2901@yahoo.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mt. Whitney Expedition


> Get a thru permit (are they still free?) which entitles you to a Whitney
> sticker, yes?
>
>
> R
>
> At 02:29 PM 7/9/03 -0700, Kurt Johnson wrote:
> >Good luck on getting a permit!  As far as I know, they lottery off 100%
of
> available permits in February for the entire season.  I don't think they
> hold back any permits for walk-in's.  I applied for a multiday permit for
> August and did not get one.  According to the Inyo NF website, chances of
> obtaining a multiday permit through the lottery system are 57%.
> >
> >There are cancellations though, and I hope you are lucky enough to get
one,
> but I wouldn't get your hopes too high.
> >
> >Padre
> >
> >
> >Hiker97@aol.com wrote: I am planning a major expedition to Mt. Whitney
for
> Monday, August 11. I hope to get a walk-in permit, since it is a weekday
> event. Basically, we acclimate Monday night at Whtiney Portal. Tuesday we
> start for Outpost Camp at 5 A.M to camp/acclimate. Wednesday we start for
> Trail Camp at 5 A.M to camp/acclimate. Thursday mid-night we start up the
97
> switchbacks and on to the top for sunrise. There is a full moon around
this
> time, so it should be fantastic. Anyone interested? Bring an 02 bottle, I
> might need it. Happy trails, Switchback P.S. I think the record for the
> 21-mile hike up and back on the Mt. Whitney trail is a little over 4
hours.
> But that is for youth.
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