Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Need info for Tyndall and Williamson restrictions

It's been a long time since i've been on-forum, but i'm hoping you guys can point me in the right direction anyway. Different things i'm reading are telling me different and confusing things about where on Tyndall and Williamson one is allowed to be after July 1st. Can anyone clear this up, or at least point me towards the right office to call? (I'm a bit slow to call forest rangers, as i invariably get a different and somewhat random answer depending on whom i reach.)

I'm not at all against doing a multi-day trip (even a week) to avoid Shepherd's Pass or any other off-limits area. I'm only able to be there in late July or early August. My climbing skill is pretty decent on snow, but if on rock it's harder than easy Class 3 i'll hurl. (I've done some class 4, but always swear i'll never do it again...fear of heights...)

thanks for any ideas or info!!!

Take a look on this page under the Red Tape section. There's a link to a map of the area with closures and dates. I don't know how up to date this information is, but I would bet its pretty good. I keep hearing rumors of these restrictions being changed or eliminated but nothing concrete so far. Anyone else have more recent info?

http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150438/mount-williamson.html

Shepherd Pass is never closed. You can go over Shepherd into the Upper Kern, Tyndall or Wright Lakes anytime. I think its just Williamson that has closures. Shepherd does build character, though.