Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Overnight Permits Avail?????

Does anyone have any overnight permits that they will not be using. My husband has done multiple day hikes to the Summit but I know I can't make it in a day and I would really like to be able to summit with him. We are looking for two overnight permits late Aug or Sept if anyone has any they will not be using.

Thanks,

April

How quick can you get ready?
Our group has 2 available for an entry date Aug.6th?
Contact extremehiker.com, he posted the notice Sat on one of the trip reports.

Bruce, thanks for the info. I wish we could go that soon but there is no way we can get off work with that short notice. I am really hoping someone will have something open up in Sept or even late Aug. Thanks again, April

Just checking for today! Can you tell I REALLY want to go?

you can go to this site and than see how many permits there are too get on the day you need them.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/

here is what is left for day hikes.
Remember that the number on the right represents the number of spaces (1 space = 1 person) available for reservations.

this is as of 7/27/03
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 0/ 2 0
3 0/ 4 0 /5 0 /6 40/ 7 0/ 8 0 9 0/
10 0/ 11 0 /12 0 /13 0 /14 0 /15 0/ 16 0 /
17 0 /18 0 /19 15/ 20 49/ 21 4/ 22 0 /23 0/
24 1 /25 0 /26 22/ 27 100/ 28 69 /29 0 /30 0 /
31 0



SEPTEMBER 2003 DAY HIKE PERMITS

Remember that the number on the right represents the number of spaces (1 space = 1 person) available for reservations.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 0 /2 83/ 3 95/ 4 57/ 5 1 1 6 0/
7 0 /8 0 /9 91 /10 30 /11 45 /12 0 /13 0 /
14 0 /15 51/ 16 94/ 17 102/ 18 101/ 19 69 /20 0 /
21 0/ 22 83 /23 111/ 24 109 /25 100 /26 84/ 27 0 /
28 41/ 29 112/ 30 112/



OCTOBER 2003 DAY HIKE PERMITS

Remember that the number on the right represents the number of spaces (1 space = 1 person) available for reservations.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 113/ 2 111/ 3 110/ 4 62/
5 92/ 6 115/ 7 113/ 8 112/ 9 115/ 10 111 /11 91 /
12 115/ 13 113 /14 115/ 15 115 /16 114 /17 115/ 18 109/
19 111/ 20 110 /21 114/ 22 115/ 23 115// 24 115/ 25 115 /
26 115 /27 115/ 28 115/ 29 115/ 30 115 /31 115/ 11/1 115

here is what left for over night, Aug and Sept, have nothing only thing left is Oct.
This is as of 7/27/03
OCTOBER 2003 OVERNIGHT PERMITS

Remember that the number on the right represents the number of spaces (1 space = 1 person) available for reservations.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 0/ 2 0 / 3 0 /4 1 /
5 0 /6 0 / 7 0 / 8 16/ 9 0/ 10 0/ 11 0 /
12 0 /13 12/ 14 45/ 15 59 / 16 48/ 17 0/ 18 0 /
19 48/ 20 50 / 21 56/ 22 60 / 23 55 / 24 35 / 25 9 /
26 60 /27 60 / 28 60/ 29 60/ 30 60/ 31 60 / 11/1 60

Thanks for the info....I am aware of the Inyo site and that they don't have any overnight permits for Aug or Sept. I wish I could do a day hike, but that is not going to happen.

I was hoping someone on this board had extra overnight permits that they weren't going to use.

April

Generally speaking, what type of weather and trail conditions can one expect to encounter on Mt. Whitney (on the Mt. Whitney Trail) in late September?

We have an overnight permit for September 29, and my main concern would be the need for equipment such as crampons and an ice axe to deal with snow/ice, which I do not have.

I do not think you will need an ice axe are crampons in Sept. It will still be nice and sunny. I was up there in Sept. two years ago and its was real nice and hot.

Uncle Jam....do you have extra permits for the 29th?

April

The temps in september will be consideribly cooler compared to right now with less day light also.

Kabilderbach: We may have one overnight permit available on Sept. 29. If you're interested you can email me at unclejamsarmy@yahoo.com