[pct-l] Mt Whitney permit Change

[Halfmile]

Sly,
Requiring a permit is a change from past practice. In the past the
Whitney Zone was always east of Trail Crest so you could hike up
Whitney and never actually enter the Whitney Zone where a permit was
required. You only needed a permit if you entered the Whitney Zone to
go to Whitney Portal. As the pcta.org web says, you need the permit to
 "exit and re-enter the Whitney Portal on the east side."

If the Whitney Zone has been extended to west of Timberline Lake it's
a pretty big change. It might  change bear canister requirements (not
really a major change since they are required both north and south of
the west Whitney area) but who knows, you might even have to pack out
human waste like the other parts of the Whitney Zone.

-Halfmile

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Sly <hikertrash at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't see the need to change the PCTA permit.  It asks if you're
> climbing Mt Whitney and has a check box if you'll be hitting Whitney
> Portal, yes or no.
>
> Why would they need to change it?
>
> Sly
>
> Bob Bankhead wrote:
>> This means the PCTA needs to change their thru-hiker permits. The Whitney Zone endorsement WILL be needed for those taking the side trip to climb Whitney from the west, even if they are returning to the PCT without going over Trail Crest and down to the Portal.
>>
>>
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Halfmile
>>   To: Michael Chamoun
>>   Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>   Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:01 AM
>>   Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mt Whitney permit
>>
>>
>>   I just called Inyo National Forest (760-873-2400) and apparently you
>>   do need a permit, my previous post was mistaken. The map I linked to
>>   only shows the Whitney Zone within Inyo NF but they say the zone also
>>   extends to the west to include Guitar Lake, Timberline Lake and the
>>   summit of Whitney.
>>
>>   -Halfmile
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