Re: Walk in permits
#permits
I'm quite confident that the ranger instructional talk will be online, not in person. They are feeling very very short staffed at Inyo and the other national Forests
I doubt that we will ever see
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John Ladd
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#75741
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Re: zPacks Altaplex on JMT?
#gear
While I have not directly used this tent, I used to own a Tarpent
StratoSpire Li (https://www.tarptent.com/product/stratospire-li/). I always
struggled with setting it up over rocks, particularly
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Anand Kumar Sankaran
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#75740
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Re: Walk in permits
#permits
Got it.
Yosemite went back to in person permit pickup last year though.
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Anand Kumar Sankaran
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#75739
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Re: Walk in permits
#permits
I know that you are able to print out the permit seven days in advance, which I plan to do, and assume that whatever procedure needed to get the permit would be done online as well. When I've picked
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ravi_jmt2013
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#75738
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zPacks Altaplex on JMT?
#gear
Has anyone used the zPacks Altaplex in the Sierra Nevada, especially on terrain not conducive to stakes where rocks have to be used to set up?
I've always used a zPacks Hexamid Twin, a dual pole
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ravi_jmt2013
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#75737
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Re: Walk in permits
#permits
Hi Ravi
Would you know if the ranger talks and permits are done online now or we
need to walk in?
--
anand
http://www.anands.net
By
Anand Kumar Sankaran
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#75736
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Re: Walk in permits
#permits
Still being done online two weeks in advance. I'm hoping to switch from Red Cones to Duck Pass. ?https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/inyo/passes-permits/recreation
I wonder if they'll ever go back to true
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ravi_jmt2013
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#75735
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Re: Walk in permits
#permits
https://www.recreation.gov/permits/233262 > Need to know
"Print at Home or Request Permit
One week before the trip you can print at home or request the permit. Link to full Permit Printing
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Henning Rech
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#75734
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Re: On JMT Cold incoming Sunday - Wednesday or so - from Ned Tibbits
#Conditions
I have been following this new storm for a bit. I refer to OpenSnow and OpenSummit apps that provide some great insight.
Two Dogs
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Derek Koonce
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#75733
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On JMT Cold incoming Sunday - Wednesday or so - from Ned Tibbits
#Conditions
See this on incoming cold weather this coming week. Ned is our best weather adviser. Long term PCT trainer for the early shoulder season (May-June).
Ned's post: " Sierra Weather Update, 5/5/22:
The
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John Ladd
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#75732
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Walk in permits
#permits
Has the Inyo walk up permit policy returned to pre-pandemic procedures? Do we now pick them up at the ranger station on the day of or, are they still made available two weeks in advance?
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Larry Beck
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#75731
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Our new data + experience website and 2014-21 pooled #JMTsurvey reports
#JMTsurvey
I will be interviewed for about an hour this Saturday (10am PDT) by hiker and reporter Ben Spillman for a free live video podcast.
I will talk about the new multi-contributor website
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John Ladd
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#75730
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JMT Names - Ray Rippell classic blog entries
#Maps
#History
#Classics
Ray Rippel, a longtime member here, and author if the great preparation guideline found at jmtbook.com (though permit sections are outdated, sadly), has a great list of JMt-related names (people and
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John Ladd
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#75729
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Re: JMT SOBO profile planner v4.xlsx - A great planning tool!
#food
Probably. Let me check sometime today. If I don't get back to you on or off board sometime today, please remind me. I was going on right now and I'm tending to forget things that are not top of mind
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John Ladd
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#75728
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Re: Bears Ears pack from Nunatak
#gear
Hi Jan,
I am an ounce weenie and was very interested in the bear ears until I found out it is frameless.
I would love to try out the framed pack for you and offer feedback.
I am an experienced
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brooklondon7@...
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#75727
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Re: JMT SOBO profile planner v4.xlsx - A great planning tool!
#food
Hi John,
Do you happen to have the original Excel version of JMT SOBO profile planner v4.xlsx?? It looks like it was recently converted to a Google Sheet which resulted in a loss of functionality
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Steve
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#75726
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Re: JMT SOBO profile planner v4.xlsx - A great planning tool!
#food
I used a similar profile as my first cut for route planning - gives a pretty good sense of what your daily hiking entails, and helps identify campsites relative to creek crossings and passes.
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Lange Jorstad
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#75725
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Re: JMT SOBO profile planner v4.xlsx - A great planning tool!
#food
In our Files and Links collection found at
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2fotO9uESMFZlNadHoxUUtnZHM?resourcekey=0-BY8Opzm5T4cT4TTkJiIJ_w
(the top-level folder)
Drill down to this
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John Ladd
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#75724
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Re: JMT SOBO profile planner v4.xlsx - A great planning tool!
#food
steve: where would i go to find this? how to get to the folder?
thanks
jeff
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Smith, Jeffrey H (US 2510)
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#75723
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Re: Are you worried about smoke on your hike?
I did some of that, but you (Inga) probably have others
--
John Curran Ladd
San Francisco, CA
415-648-9279
By
John Ladd
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#75722
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