[pct-l] Limits on the numbers of JMT hikers

[Tim Umstead]

Just a comment on limited the number of JMT hikers,  There is no limit on
JMT hikers.  There is limits on any hikers starting at a most trail heads
and there is a limit on the number of people exiting at Whitney Portal.
 But that is it.  I have heard of many JTM'ers who start at Glacier Point,
Snow Creek, Tuolumne Meadow or even Mammoth just to get around the entry
quotas.  And if you understand the Whitney permit system you can summit Mt.
Whitney without going through the lottery.  If you are willing to add 30
miles to the JMT's length you can enter at a trail head with no quota,
summit Whitney without going through the lottery and exit at Happy Isles.
 Hence, with an open mind, unlimited people can hike the JMT.