Hey Steve,
yup, my one bout of altitude sickness convinced me that I don't want to experience it again. I took my first 1/2 diamox a bit ago...no more sodas for me now.
My hope was to get my permit the day before so that I could leave early and explore more. But I did see the number of permits that were not used the day after labor day last year. I know the odds are very good that I'll get a permit no later than 11am on the 7th. But having the backup plan allows me to relax a bit.
Assuming a successful whitney summit, I may try to take a couple of days off later this month to do Meysan/Mallory/Irvine.
Tom
