[pct-l] Mt. Whitney Expedition

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

tru dat!  that is why is suggested getting a permit to hike in from 
Onion valley.  don't try to conceal anything or suggest that you are 
doing something that you are not actually going to do.  tell them 
exactly what you want to do and get a permit for that.  Hardly anyone 
one climbs Whitney from the east side; I am sure it would be easy to 
get a permit for that.


> 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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