Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Driving to White Mountain Peak for Whitney training hike

63, you'd have been crazy leaving the birth of your baby for a Whitney climb.

As for a permit: If you can snag a permit reservation (use the Box 5 instructions referred to above), then call the Wilderness Permit Office at 760-873-2483 the day before your hike date and before pickup deadline, the Visitor Center people will put the permit in the overnight box by the street, in front of the Visitor Center S of Lone Pine.