JMT

Timeline

Permit

new permit system details
- Lyell Canyon trailhead:Permits for 25 people, with 60% (15) available by reservation and 40% (10) available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Happy Isles to Little Yosemite Valley, Happy Isles pass-through, Glacier Point to Little Yosemite Valley, and Sunrise Lakes trailheads: Permits for 20 people, all of which are available by reservation. Late cancellations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, although we don’t expect any to be available most days.
- The permit request form is the same as before, but it has one extra section that states “I plan to exit over Donahue Pass”. Here you are stating where you will leave Yosemite National Park. If you plan to hike to Whitney, you will check the “yes” box. If you plan on camping outside of Yosemite, you must write in where.
map of Yosemite trailheads
"This is going to move a lot of people over to Inyo National Forest trailheads (like Rush Creek or Reds or Agnew Meadows, Mammoth Pass etc) or Sierra National Forest trailheads (e.g. Lakes Edison or Florence). So they will be taking shortened JMT hikes (skipping at least the first 41 miles Happy Isles to Rush Creek). One good side effect might be to encourage people who want to cover roughly 220 miles to include more sidetrips in their plans. I think that actually leads to a better hike and disperses people in the wilderness better."^[1]

Sections

Resupply

Water

Transportation

CREST provides bus service from Lone Pine (the nearest town to Mount Whitney) to Mammoth Lakes.
The YARTS Highway 120 East bus provides service from Mammoth Lakes to Yosemite Valley.

packs (Zpacks?)
bear cans (rent?)
- yosemite rental
shoes
- main shoes (vivos? minimalist?)
- camp shoes (flip flops? xeros?)
  - also for stream crossings
tent
tarp
trekking poles
sunblock
sunglasses
gaiters
camera
maps/navigation
biodegradable soap (bronner's?)
hand sanitizer
wipes
stove & fuel
cooking kit
knife/multitool/utensils
udigit
first aid/emergency kit
- bandaids
- secondskin
- moleskin
- bodyglide
- pepto
- immodium AD
- painkillers
- aspirin
- epipen
- duct tape
- superglue
- needle + thread
- waterproof matches
- water treatment tablets
- bug bite treatment
- lighter
compass
emergency whistle
medication
- inhalers
- pill
clothing
- base layers
- swimming stuff
- rain shell (Zpacks?)
- socks
- underwear
- shorts
- skirt?
  - waxalene for chub rub
- gloves
microtowel(s)
sleeping pads
sleeping bags/quilts
- liner?
hat/cap/beanie
bug repellant
itty bitty foam roller
water filter
water bottles/containers
glasses/contacts stuff
toothbrush
paper towels
zip lock bags
headlamps, flashlights
batteries
watch
ID, health insurance card, cash, debit card
emergency contact info
lip balm
paper and pen

Food

Budget

Resources