Delayed lottery for Mt Whitney trail permits will finally start

What does status R mean regarding trail permits on the Mt Whitney whitney permits PERMIT: permits ✓ LATEST GEAR LIST: best-hiking whitney permits RAND-WHITNEY CONTAINERBOARD, shall comply with all conditions of this permit including the following sections of the RCSA which have been

mt whitney permit Day hike permits are required only for day hikes that enter the Mount Whitney Zone (Those are hikes that begin on the Main Mount Whitney Trail and go above