Thanks again for the updated info. That brings me back to a party of 3 or 4 from out of state who want to fly in and climb on a specific date in August, and then depart on a specific date, scheduled around a Monday climb. A one day delay can cause complications and of course further expense, e.g. change of flights. And work issues.
One option is to roll the dice since last year there was only one Monday in August (I won't go into why it has to be August) where there were no unused permits. But that's a risk, especially where multiple permits are needed (all of nothing).
For various reasons we would need to make reservations very soon, thus eliminating the option of frequent website checks later on. I don't see that happening with no assurance that all of us would get permits.
