Harvey:
So great to hear of this trip in a very unusual weather year. A lot of JMT hikers bucking much heavier weather that we hit last year, which itself was unusual. This year's relentless monsoon is well beyond that, however, and has generated probably more chatter on the forums than even the drought or 2011-2012s record snows.
Most JMT hikers are prepared: either with gear or bail out plans. The only SARs for weather so far were a couple of trail-runner knuckleheads who left NoBo from Tuolumne with nothing but Plan A: perfect weather and Plan B: SPOT rescue.
I have cancelled my HST plans: I have the gear but not the desire for the current monsoon.
