To everyone entering the lottery this year: This week is the optimum time to mail your permit reservation requests, so they are received before Feb 16, when Inyo N.F. people start processing the requests.

Good Luck to all!



Originally Posted By: wbtravis
BTW, tomorrow is the first day you can request a trip from another trailhead to Whitney Portal for August 1. Just call, no lottery. My geezer friends and I have done Horseshoe Meadow to WP in 3 days and OV in 4, if a bunch of 50+ geezers can do it...

Wbtravis is referring to the Trail Crest Exit permits. There is a quota of 25 per day allowed, and 15 are reservable up to six months in advance. If you plan to hike to Mt. Whitney from another Inyo N.F. trailhead, such as Onion Valley/Kearsarge Pass or Horseshoe Meadows, and exit via the Main Mt. Whitney Trail, then a Trail Crest Exit Permit is required.

However, if you are coming from the west side (Sequoia N.P.), you do not need the exit permit.