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rick . BPL Member
PostedFeb 5, 2015 at 9:06 am

I see that long distance permits are now open. A few questions from those who have gone thru this:

Has there been an issue in the past with receiving a thru-hike permit?

Is there an expected issue this year (due to Wild)?

What effect does the new JMT rules have on thru-hikers?

Besides that permit, what other regulatory issues do I need to take care of now?

I'm only 30% going this year (quit my job leap-of-faith is my only concern). Do I need to get that percentage up before I apply, or is there a mechanism to "return" the permit?

Rex Sanders BPL Member
PostedFeb 6, 2015 at 7:47 pm

PCTA and Forest Service just announced new limits on PCT permits for northbound hikers starting at the Mexican Border – 50 per day:

http://www.pcta.org/2015/improvements-southern-california-aim-protect-visitor-experiences-pct-environment-27304/

Also, a new online calendar will enable you to select less crowded days.

Quoting the blog post:

In the past, large numbers of people would start on the same day, and relatively few people started the day before or the day after. In 2014, 113 people asked to begin PCT trips at the southern terminus on April 1. But the day before that, only 8 people wanted to leave the border, and on the day after, 13 wanted to start.

I would not want to start hiking in a crowd of 113 people!

— Rex

rick . BPL Member
PostedFeb 7, 2015 at 3:27 pm

Yeah I'd read that bit, hoping for answers to the rest, as my decision might bank on how soon it needs to be made

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