Can anyone who has hiked this stretch chime in on if a hammock would work on this stretch of the JMT? Looks like the lower parts of the JMT has more over the tree line but thought I’d ask. Thx!
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Mammoth to Yosemite Valley on the JMT…hammock work?
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Except for the plus/minus 2 miles from either side of the top of Donohue Pass that’s all rock you’re good to go.
You will come across some sparse tree areas in between, but 15 minutes of hiking will get you out of the area.
Easy hanging. I think you will want to have relatively long tree straps/huggers and maybe an Amsteel dogbone extender.
I hiked the JMT SOBO last June and could have hung 19 out of 21 nights. It was only Lake Wanda and Guitar that I would have had to go to ground. It would have been much easier to hang many of the nights rather than searching for a good tent spot. Also I think you could argue a lighter LNT footprint because you could utilize sites that nobody will ever tent on…
I will just echo the other answers, no problem finding trees to hang from. Â Also nice to not impact already used camping areas, like around Thousand Islands lake. Â Nothing like watching the sun rise on Banner and Ritter in the reflection of TO lake, not to be missed.
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