Click on the above title to view the form. For any enthusiasts out there planning to hike to the highest in the lower 48 states, feel free to print and fill in and follow the instrucions on the application and good luck.
The groundwork for another dayhike summit attempt of the 14,497 foot Mt. Whitney is in the planning and development stages.
Target date is Wednesday, August 9, 2006. Second choice is Thursday, August 10. Third choice is Tuesday, August 1. The rest will be random weekday dates for August, followed by September, then August weekend dates, and then September weekend dates. About four pages of the application will be filled out and sent after midnight on Wednesday, February 1.
All applications must be received between February 1 through February 14. The lottery will be held Wednesday, February 15. Anyone entering the Whitney Zone the cost is $15.00 per person. You can pay by credit card or personal check. Just watch for any "hits" on your statement. A "hit" means YOU ARE A GO!
The permit will be mailed to:
Wilderness Permit Office
351 Pacu Lane, Suite 200
Bishop, CA 93514
Fax 760-873-2484
One of my co-workers, Horacio, is coordinating the event. I am the team leader.
Me (August 6, 2004; July 12, 2005; August 5, 2005)
Greg
Anthony
Horacio
Garv
Jonathan (August 5, 2005)
Kelly (Horacio's girlfriend)
Besides Jonathan and me, the rest will be trying to summit for the first time. Garv has tried twice and failed. The rest are not experienced hikers, but that will change over the course of the next few months. A vast majority of our training will be at Mt. Baldy with at least one or two hikes scheduled to the top of San Bernardino Peak (10,649). They don't know what their training schedule is like, but they will! Oh, they will!
If I can do it, they can do it.
