You now need a permit for even a day trip on Mountaineer's Route/N fork of Lone Pine. I called the InterAgency office the day before my trip and they left it in a lockbox for me to pick up that night.
I think the final gully to the summit is 4th class. At the beginning of it if you fell you'd take the big ride. To me that is 4th class.
While a permit is indeed now required, there is not a quota for day hikers. The folks in the Bishop office, postulated, to my girlfriend and I, that issuing the permits without a quota was being used to determine a quota at some point in the future.
Small correction: under the Approach section you actually tunnel through dense Alder - I believe Green Alder. 'Tunnelling' is a great description though.
That's right, have to do everything through this link now. I repeat, no more in person permits, this includes same day. Have to go online in front of them and check for it via this link. They are nice and will check for you but you still have to have your own connection and book via this link.
Nigel Tufnel - Aug 6, 2007 2:56 pm - Hasn't voted
PermitsYou now need a permit for even a day trip on Mountaineer's Route/N fork of Lone Pine. I called the InterAgency office the day before my trip and they left it in a lockbox for me to pick up that night.
I think the final gully to the summit is 4th class. At the beginning of it if you fell you'd take the big ride. To me that is 4th class.
alex - Sep 19, 2007 10:22 pm - Hasn't voted
Yep!While a permit is indeed now required, there is not a quota for day hikers. The folks in the Bishop office, postulated, to my girlfriend and I, that issuing the permits without a quota was being used to determine a quota at some point in the future.
GerryS - Dec 1, 2007 7:06 pm - Hasn't voted
The Aspen are actually AlderSmall correction: under the Approach section you actually tunnel through dense Alder - I believe Green Alder. 'Tunnelling' is a great description though.
Igooooor - Jul 25, 2019 7:20 pm - Voted 10/10
As of 2019 there are NO MORE IN PERSON PERMITS!That's right, have to do everything through this link now. I repeat, no more in person permits, this includes same day. Have to go online in front of them and check for it via this link. They are nice and will check for you but you still have to have your own connection and book via this link.
https://www.recreation.gov/permits/233260
Did I mention no more in person permits? :)