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[pct-l] Mt. Whitney Expedition



oops-

Mr. Spock, time warp please! Don't forget that warp n
is c^c n times so warp three is c^c^c (read that c raised to the
c raised to the c) not c cubed..so therefore anything is possible!

<smiles and miles>

R


At 09:06 AM 7/10/03 -0700, Vicki G. Hoyt wrote:
>Pls note that when applying for a PCT thru-permit, they will give you a 
>Whitney pass BUT (as is written right on the permit application) " 
>Reservations to PCTA must arrive 60 days prior to Whitney Climb."  So this 
>suggestion wouldn't work for most people anyway.
>vh
>
>At 11:55 AM 7/10/2003 -0400, dude wrote:
>>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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