Mt. Whitney alternatives?
Marjo Mercado
We just found out that we did not win this year's lottery for the
Mt. Whitney trail. As you can imagine, we're very disappointed.
Are there any other similar trails we can attempt starting sometime
in July?
What about alternate trails to reach Mt. Whitney on a trail?
I think Mountaineer's Route is out of the question.
Thanks,
Marjo Mercado
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Jeffrey Olson
Whitney, to the top, and back again. Just a thought...Besides, you get
some of the best hiking in California during the week you'll be in the
backcountry...
Jeffrey Olson
School of Social Work
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington..., where it's always sunny
Jeffrey Olson
altitude sickness, who is in superior, not excellent, but superior shape,
who has done lots of hiking and knows his or her body, attitude, will,
and tolerance for pain.
On 22 Apr 1995, Vincent Endter wrote:
> ma...@cup.hp.com (Marjo Mercado) wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We just found out that we did not win this year's lottery for the
> > Mt. Whitney trail. As you can imagine, we're very disappointed.
>
> The forest service witholds half of the permits for Whitney for
> daily use. People line up at the headquarters in Lone Pine each day
> to get a chance at one. I talked to several people who said they had
> no trouble getting one. You can hike Whitney anytime without a
> permit. The permit is only for camping. As long as you don't stop
> and sleep you can be on the trail. I can be easily done in a day.
> Vince
>
>
Vincent Endter
Steven R. Eckert
>
> The forest service witholds half of the permits for Whitney for
>daily use. People line up at the headquarters in Lone Pine each day
CHECK THAT! The rangers told me that Whitney is so popular they reserve
ALL the permits (the only trailhead where that is true in my experience).
The only permits available on the day of hike are no-shows, which is
highly variable and should not be counted on.
BTW, other trailheads are now reserving up to 2/3 of the quota in advance,
and around Florence and Wishon they give 1/3 of the permits to the PACK
STATIONS to re-issue to their paying customers! That means you have the
same chance getting a "reserved" permit from a guy selling horse rides
as you do from the ranger station, even if you only ride the horsie for
a mile or two. (someone asked for alternatives...)
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Michael Ely
>in July?
There are a lot of trailheads along the Eastern Side of the Sierras. On the
average, only 50 percent of the permits are issued through the lottery for
these other trails so there are some left for those who come in later in the
year on a first come, first served basis. Whitney's permits are issued 100
percent through the lottery process. But often there are those who camp out
at the ranger station overnight to see if anyone cancels their Whitney trip
and then those permits are issued first come, first served. I myself, feel
the Whitney Trail is far too crowded and seek the less traveled, sometimes
more difficult ones like Shepherd Pass from Symms Creek and so on.
>What about alternate trails to reach Mt. Whitney on a trail?
>I think Mountaineer's Route is out of the question.
You still have to use the Whitney Trail for the first part of this route.
The permit is a camping permit not a trail permit.
Michael Ely
>daily use. People line up at the headquarters in Lone Pine each day
>no trouble getting one. You can hike Whitney anytime without a
>permit. The permit is only for camping. As long as you don't stop
>and sleep you can be on the trail. I can be easily done in a day.
>Vince
They do for all the trails except the Whitney trail for which all the
permits are issued in advace through the lottery system. The people lining
up are hoping to get a permit issued to someone who cancelled at the last
minute. TTYL
Mike
Richard Ottolini
Vincent Endter <ven...@aimnet.com> wrote:
> The forest service witholds half of the permits for Whitney for
>daily use. People line up at the headquarters in Lone Pine each day
>to get a chance at one. I talked to several people who said they had
>no trouble getting one. You can hike Whitney anytime without a
>permit. The permit is only for camping. As long as you don't stop
>and sleep you can be on the trail. I can be easily done in a day.
Even you you don't make this second method, there are still lots of
fantastic places to goto in the SE Sierras. So I were you, I gamble
on Vince's suggestion, plus think of some alternatives.
Dan Mitchell
northerly or southerly pass and then via Guitar Lake to Trail Crest. I
once did it by crossing the Sierras via Hamilton Lake/Kaweah Gap - Kern
Canyon. Great trip, but it will certainly take longer...
Dan
In article <950423152559...@delphi.com>, el...@delphi.com (Michael
Ely) wrote:
<>What about alternate trails to reach Mt. Whitney on a trail?
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Don Tidwell
> What about alternate trails to reach Mt. Whitney on a trail?
Cottonwood Lakes and Cottonwood Pass are two trailheads with a lot of
permits available. Backpack to Crabtree Mdw, then go up the west side.
I heard that starting this year day use permits would be required for Mt
Whitney, which would be the only Inyo NF trail so regulated. For years all
overnight permits were given out in advance. All other trails half the
permits were held back for day of entry. Info: Mt Whitney Ranger Station:
619-876-6200.
Don
Eugene N. Miya
Jeffrey Olson <jjo...@u.washington.edu> writes:
>Go in over Kearsage Pass, then over Forester Pass, up the backside of
>Whitney, to the top, and back again. Just a thought...Besides, you get
>some of the best hiking in California during the week you'll be in the
>backcountry...
Not a bad trip.
I did this several years ago while checking summit registers.
Ran up Caltech and a couple of others putting boxes and checking
contents. I skipped the Whitney ascent part having been up enough
times, but also the afternoon thunderstorms hada a snow level of about
12K ft. I generally like this area, but it is starting to see more
traffic outside the Portal canyon trail.