[pct-l] confusion over climbing Whitney:clarification

[kmurray at pol.net]

Yep, it seems that way.  However, remember that the lottery ONLY applies
to hikers that begin their hike on the Main Whitney Trail, starting at
Whitney Portal.  For all other entry points, those rules do not apply.

Ken

>
> Conflicts galore.  Thinking about it, there was no extra $15  charge for
> a  JMT permit exiting at the portal in '05, but  you still needed  a
> permit.   In  '99 IIRC, the PCTA attached a Whitney stamp at no extra
> charge.
>
> There's even conflicts on the updated Inyo forest page
>
> _http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/wild/mtwhitney.shtml_
> (http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/wild/mtwhitney.shtml)
>
> Then click on Mt Whitney Lottery
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/17/2007 1:38:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> kmurray at pol.net writes:
>
> HOWEVER,  just to make ABSOLUTELY sure, I called and spoke to the
> wilderness permit  office this morning, and confirmed that for PCT
> through hikers that start  outside the Inyo National Forest, you DO NOT
> NEED any additional permit if  you decide, on the spot, that you want to
> climb Whitney.....as long as you  DO NOT cross Trail Crest. If a person
> wanted to resupply at Whitney Portal,  you would need the exit permit,
> and
> significant numbers of people do that,  and that may be why the PCTA
> includes that.
>
>
>