Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Mt Whitney summit in first week of November..??

Norcal, if you are day hiking, there are even more unused permits, even on weekends. Check the unused permits page. Unless you MUST hike on a Saturday, I could practically guarantee you a permit any day in September.

Just be aware, in the last half of October last year, there was a hairy rescue of day hikers who hiked to the top, then called for a rescue. This occurred Oct 18-21.