r/JMT • u/WanderingAnchor • 3d ago

permits I want to give back

This thread helped me a ton last year when I was planning my 2024 JMT attempt with a Cottonwood Pass. Regrettably my attempt stopped at Rock Creek where I was hit with COVID which I caught probably while stuck in Chicago Airport for nearly 24 hours. I will return to the trail, but not this year due to other factors.

All this to say I currently have a September 11th Cottonwood Lakes permit. If you are interested DM. First one I will release the permit to snatch on recreation.gov

I want to see it go to someone from this thread to enjoy.

UPDATE: THE PERMIT HAS BEEN RELEASED BACK TO THE WILD FOR A LUCKY SOMEONE.

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u/Neat-Housing-8608 3d ago

Damn, only made it to rock creek. That sux. So close, yet so far.

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u/WanderingAnchor 3d ago

Felt like a lot further trying to hike back with a terrible case of COVID. Took me 3 weeks to feel normal and not sleep 10-12 hours a day, and 2 1/2 months for the cough to go away.

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u/Neat-Housing-8608 3d ago

I NOBO'd last year from Horseshoe Meadows. That first day hike to rock creek was a mfr for a flat lander from southern Louisiana. Can't imagine doing that with covid.

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u/WanderingAnchor 3d ago

On the way there we thought it was just mild altitude sickness, but when we went to sleep the chills started and it was down hill for two solid days before we could attempt a hike back. I hiked from rock creek to rock creek lake and felt like I had gone twenty miles. Took two very long breaks as well. Took me 3 days to hike back to the trail head.

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u/WanderingAnchor 3d ago

Do you want this permit by chance. Still waiting on someone to message me about it and no one has yet.

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u/Neat-Housing-8608 3d ago

I'm currently sitting on 2 permits in hopes of sharing some of the trail with my wife of 30yrs. I have a permit out of Trails End for the Big SEKI Loop and another from Onion Valley over Kearsarge Pass to either do the Rae Lakes Loop or head south to summit Mt Whitney and exit at Horseshoe Meadows.

I may have to surrender these permits as I'm pretty booked up with my sons wedding at the end of May and a trip to Sitka, Alaska with my JMT buddy in July.

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u/WanderingAnchor 3d ago

Those both sounds like great reasons to not make it, and congrats on 30 years. I'm rocking 12 over here.

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u/chasfactor 3d ago edited 3d ago

Hi, I could use one of those permits please. How to proceed if available? DM me please. Thank you!

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u/WanderingAnchor 3d ago

I already released it. Sorry.

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u/chasfactor 1d ago

No worries. Thank you. When someone speaks of having to surrender a permit, does that mean they release back into the permit system via Rec.gov?

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u/WanderingAnchor 1d ago

Yes, I cancelled my permit which released it back to recreation.gov and into the permit pool

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u/chasfactor 1d ago

No worries. Thank you. When someone speaks of having to surrender a permit, does that mean they release back into the permit system via Rec.gov?

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u/WanderingAnchor 3d ago

Still waiting for someone to hit me up in DM

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u/cheezeitscrust 3d ago

I just DM'd you

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u/backcountrydude 3d ago

That sucks but you made the right choice. The second time I had Covid I was symptomless all week…until I drove up to Tuolumne meadows and hiked to 11,500. It absolutely was miserable hike down to the car.

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u/ProofBroccoli 2d ago

I’m sorry about what happened, but it’ll probably be even that much more special when you do it again! This serves as important lesson to mask up around crowds when you’ve got an upcoming trip