Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Permits this time of year.

Hi everyone, long time reader, first time poster.

After having to cancel a trip to Whitney last week due to a fluke accident (twisted my knee carrying 80 lbs of cat litter down a set of stairs, two days after running my first ultramarathon without problems), I'm hoping to still make it up there next week. Is it worth reserving a permit at this point, or is it pretty much guaranteed that there will be walk-up permits available this time of year? My plan is to get there Thursday, and get a permit for Friday. Also, if a walk-up is likely, should I still try to get there at noon, or is it safe to show up at 3 or 4 pm?

Thanks for any advice.

I called the ranger station this morning to find out about the availability for day hike permit for this Sunday. They said that there were 87 permits available for Sunday. I am looking forward to a very "lonely" day indeed.

I don't think getting a permit next week should be a problem at all.

Get rid of the cat.

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According to the INF website, none of the 100 day hike permits for your day have been reserved. Pick one up any time before they close on Thursday, at 6 PM.

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Anybody in the area tomorrow, look for some old ranger guy--well past mandatory retirement age--trying to climb the south face of Wotans Throne.

OMG!! I'm laughing my head off!!! Thanks, Bob!

CaT

Thanks for the advice!

I think I will keep the cat(s), but not buy litter in giant Costco size bins...

I hope that ranger takes some good photos of his route.

He usually does.