Well, today I finished all of the required paper work for applying to the Mt. Whitney Lotto. If your confused, let me explain.
There are so many people that want to hike the Mt. Whitney Trail, since it is the highest point in the lower 48 US states, that the government has put a cap on how many people can hike the trail in a day. The numbers are something like, 60 overnight hikers and 100 day hikes. So to be fair, everyone has to fill out an application form and send it in. The Forestry service will then do random pulls of these forms and give you what ever date is available from your list of desired hike dates.
Anyways, we are shooting for a Saturday or a Sunday, preferably in August or September. We are just trying to avoid any snow.
Well, everyone cross your fingers and wish us good luck on winning the Whitney Lotto!
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Cool, John, sounds like you are preparing well. I climbed Whitney via the East face route a long time ago. I went to High School with your Mom. I've also backpacked into the west side via Kearsage pass and hiked up Whitney the west trail. Really nice trek, and spent the night on the summit, and hiked back to the portal the next day. It takes a shuttle but well worth the experience getting to know the sierra. Go light and fast, makes for a more enjoyable time.
There is Mt. Russell to the north of Whitney that is also a 14-er. Doesn't take a lotto permit going in and out in one day. A way more airy and challenging route is the east ridge which one can do unroped. Well worth the trip while you're in the area.
I like September, August is really hot, although you do start at 8,000ft. Are you looking at doing it in one day?
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