[pct-l] Summit Mt Whitney

[Edward Anderson]

Jonathon,
 
This summer I rode my horse NOBO from Horseshoe Meadows to Tuolomne Meadows and then descended to Yosemite Valley. Doing that Section finished the PCT for me. I followed the JMT route. I met more than 400 hikers from all over the world who were hiking the JMT SOBO. Most said that they had started in Yosemite Valley. All who I asked, said that they were going to climb Mt. Whitney. Most said that they would be camping at Guitar Lake, which is part way up after leaving the PCT. Guitar Lake is on the JMT - it must get pretty crowded there and on the summit of Whitney since even more climbers come from Whitney Portal, which is to the east. I don't think that a permit is needed if you climb Whitney from the west, as you will. But, better check to be sure. I have climbed it from Whitney Portal three times (before permits were required). I went up the "Mountaineers Route" one of those times, carrying a pack.
 
Have a great hike,
 
MendoRider-Hiker
 

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 From: Jonathon Howry <jon.howry at gmail.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 2:13 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Summit Mt Whitney
  
Me and two friends are going to thru hike the PCT next year and one
definite stop on the way is a day to summit Mt Whitney. Are there permits I
can reserve ahead of time for the 3 of us, are permits required at all? Is
there any info about this that's helpful to a complete unknown like me?
Special gear needed or can I just "walk up the mountain" with my pack and
trail runner shoes? Is it do-able in one day? I understand it's around 8
miles off the PCT, that's "easy" enough to cover once, then summit, will
there be time to get back to the PCT or should I plan to camp in Inyo
national forest?

Thanks!
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